After missing the past 14 games while recovering from surgery to repair a broken bone in his left hand, Josh Hart was cleared to return Friday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. His availability lines up with the four-week minimum the team said Hart would be sidelined for.
Hart hopes to put a positive finish to what’s been a successful rookie season, and he wants to help the team fulfill head coach Luke Walton’s goal of being a top-10 defensive team post-All-Star break. Hart also has a bit of history in mind.
“I think I want to tie Kobe Bryant’s 40-point stretch,” he quipped when asked what goals were in place for the final stretch of the season.