The Los Angeles Lakers have experienced one of their first significant injuries of the new season.
Forward Troy Brown Jr. missed the entire preseason with a back ailment, and he is a few weeks away from being able to take the court for game action according to the team.
Meanwhile, Dennis Schroder returned to the Lakers last month as a free agent, but he missed several preseason games because he was stuck overseas due to a visa issue.
He finally debuted on Wednesday when they took on the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he played just nine minutes. Later, it was revealed he had suffered a finger injury.
After getting it evaluated, the Lakers now know Schroder will miss up to a month.
Darvin Ham said Dennis Schröder is expected to be out around three to four weeks after undergoing a procedure on his thumb.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 17, 2022
This injury will test their backcourt depth. He was brought in to give them another ball-handling, distributing guard other than Russell Westbrook.
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