The Los Angeles Lakers injury list continues to grow as veteran guards Marcus Smart (right quad contusion) and Gabe Vincent (left ankle sprain) have both been ruled out of Monday night’s contest against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Those two join Luka Doncic (left finger sprain, left leg contusion), LeBron James (right sciatica), Jaxson Hayes (left patellar tendinopathy), Maxi Kleber (abdominal muscle strain) and Adou Thiero (left knee surgery recovery) on the Lakers’ injury report.
This leaves the Lakers extremely shorthanded on a back-to-back against a feisty Trail Blazers team looking to get back in the win column.