On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers had their season come to an end when they lost to the Devner Nuggets by a score of 108-106 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
After a rough series, the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs. Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets finished things off in Game 5 at home, as they advanced to the second round.
Lakers center Christian Wood is available to play in Los Angeles’ vital elimination match after a knee injury kept him out for months. After undergoing surgery on his left knee due to effusion, Christian Wood will be off the injury list for the first time since February 14, per head coach Darvin Ham.
The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets and Jarred Vanderbilt (right midfoot sprain) remains out while Christian Wood (left knee surgery) has been upgraded to questionable.
Despite both being rumored to return for Game 3, neither Jarred Vanderbilt or Christian Wood will be available on Thursday for the Lakers against the Nuggets.
The Los Angeles Lakers are listing forward Jarred Vanderbilt and big man Christian Wood as out for Thursday night’s pivotal Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets.
Lakers forwards Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood have both been out since February. Wood dealt with several knee problems and has been sidelined since due to a knee ailment.
It has been more than two months since Christian Wood has played in a game for the Los Angeles Lakers. His last appearance came on Valentine’s Day against the Utah Jazz. The 28-year-old seems like he is nearing a return to the court for Los Angeles.
Aware the Lakers need some support off the bench against the Nuggets in their first-round series, Los Angeles coach Darvin Ham spoke to reporters Sunday about where Christian Wood and Jarred Vanderbilt on their respective roads back to rotation.
The Los Angeles Lakers kicked off their first round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night and one thing that was apparent for head coach Darvin Ham’s team was their lack of size.
NEW ORLEANS – As if scripted by the basketball gods themselves, the New Orleans Pelicans will end their season with a critical match against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The ebbs and flows of the 2023-24 season have finally begun to favor the Los Angeles Lakers, who have resuscitated themselves for the second year in a row.
Injuries have been a problem for the Los Angeles Lakers for years and it’s continued into the 2023-24 season. Although LeBron James and Anthony Davis have remained healthy for most of the regular season, the rest of the Lakers’ roster has dealt with ailments that have kept them in and out of the lineup.
Los Angeles Lakers big man Christian Wood underwent a successful arthroscopic surgical procedure on his left knee. Further updates will be provided as appropriate on the NBA veteran. Wood has appeared in 50 games this season.
The Lakers are ninth in the Western Conference. They've struggled for consistency all season, as their inability to control the defensive glass and develop an identity has ensured Darvin Ham's roster has hovered around the play-in tournament all season.
The cavalry apparently is not coming for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers are fighting to move up in the NBA Play-In Tournament standings. They are currently jostling between the 9th and 10th spots with the Golden State Warriors but would love to move up even further to make their path to the postseason a little easier.
While the Lakers are continuing to overcome injuries amid a playoff push, the team provided an update on backup center Christian Wood, who was sidelined during the All-Star break with swelling in his left knee.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Christian Wood will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee and is likely to be out multiple weeks, per Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
The Los Angeles Lakers are facing yet another stretched-out absence from a key rotation player.
The forward probably won’t be available until later in the postseason, if the Lakers advance.
The Los Angeles Lakers haven't looked like the same team that made it to the Western Conference Finals last season.
Christian Wood thinks the Los Angeles Lakers can avoid this season’s play-in tournament. The Lakers are in ninth place in the Western Conference standings,
Your 18-19 Los Angeles Lakers are finally back on the winning side of things. The Purple and Gold ended their four-game losing streak on Sunday when they
Whatever rumors lingered around as to why newly signed Los Angeles Lakers big man Christian Wood remained on the free agent market for so long, it appears his new head coach isn’t quite buying into all of them.
It's a good deal for the Lakers, who certainly could use another big man on the roster.
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