The Los Angeles Lakers have dealt with a ton of injuries over the last month to seemingly every rotation player. The latest major one occurred last week against the Charlotte Hornets when Larry Nance Jr. planted oddly on his left knee while chasing a loose ball and immediately asked to be taken out of the game.
After fears that he could potentially be out for the year, the Lakers officially diagnosed Nance with a bone bruise in his left knee which will keep him out approximately four weeks.
While Nance is obviously not happy with being out that long, he admitted to Mark Medina of the OC Register that the diagnosis could’ve been much worse:
“I’m glad it wasn’t longer, to be honest with you,” Nance told Southern California News Group following the Lakers’ 111-102 win over the Clippers on Sunday at Staples Center.