Jarred Vanderbilt’s once seemingly innocuous heel injury may end up being a bit more of a wrench in the plans of the Lakers. Originally, Vando’s injury appeared little more than a minor inconvenience mixed with a little bit of extra precaution leading him to sitting out games, a notion head coach Darvin Ham seemed to at least publicly indicate.
But as Vanderbilt continued to sit this preseason, the concern around the injury seemed to grow. On Sunday, Ham ruled out Vanderbilt for the remainder of the preseason with his heel injury as he’ll be re-evaluated on Friday, the day after the team’s final exhibition game.