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D'Angelo Russell Injury: Updates on Lakers Guard's Calf, Knee and Return
January 21, 2017
Los Angeles Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell suffered a strained calf against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night and would not return to the game, per ESPN.com's Baxter Holmes.
Mike Trudell of Lakers.com reported Russell also sprained his MCL.
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Latest on Russell's Timeline for Return
Saturday, Jan. 21
The Lakers announced Russell underwent an MRI Saturday that revealed a sprained right MCL, a right calf strain and a bone bruise that will keep him on the shelf for one-to-two weeks.
Injuries Having Negative Impact on Russell's 2016 Season
Russell nursed a sore left knee toward the end of November and missed 11 straight games after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection.
But when he's been healthy, Russell has looked like the real deal in his first year playing for head coach Luke Walton. Through 33 appearances, the second-year stud is averaging 14.8 points, 4.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 39.6 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from three-point range.
"With this team, it's anybody's night," Russell said, per the Los Angeles Daily News' Mark Medina. "But as a point guard, I definitely want to be the main factor as far as getting guys involved and dominating the game. If the ball is in my hands or it isn't in my hands. I can dominate the game in different aspects."
Jordan Clarkson and Lou Williams should assume primary on-ball playmaking responsibilities so long as Russell is sidelined, while rookie Brandon Ingram could also be used as a secondary creator if Walton chooses to deploy him as a point forward.