It’s past the midway point of the 2022 regular season and the Los Angeles Lakers still have not seen Kendrick Nunn take the floor during the regular season.
The Lakers signed Nunn to a two-year deal worth $10 million (the full MLE) this summer, so L.A. expected him to play a major role on the team because he was their biggest free agent splash not already on the roster (Talen Horton-Tucker).
But Nunn has not played due to a bone bruise that apparently has not healed the way the Lakers would’ve hoped.
His debut date keeps getting postponed because his knee doesn’t respond well to more intense individual workouts, and now there is a new timetable for his return.
Rob Pelinka, Lakers VP of basketball operations, said during a conference call Thursday the team is expecting him to return in late March, via Dan Woike of The Los Angeles Times:
Lakers GM Rob Pelinka says Kendrick Nunn is slated to return for the Lakers late in March.
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) February 10, 2022
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