The injury woes for the Los Angeles Lakers have seemingly no end.
Guard Talen Horton-Tucker admitted after last Friday’s win over the Washington Wizards that he was playing on an injury that usually calls for a few weeks of rest and recuperation.
“My ankle, I had a Grade 2 sprain, so I’m still dealing with it. It’s still painful. I’m just trying to play through it until the end of the season because we’ve got to get some wins,” Horton-Tucker said. “Any way I can help, I feel like I need to be out there. I’m trying to play through it, (even if) it still hurts.”
He had missed the team’s previous game against the Houston Rockets for that reason.
Horton-Tucker has suited up for all of the Lakers’ games since, but he was forced to sit out after the opening minutes of Wednesday’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves after aggravating the injury.
As a result, he is listed as questionable for Friday’s tilt in Canada versus the Toronto Raptors.
Horton-Tucker, who has seemingly regressed this season after showing so much promise last year, has been playing better since the trade deadline. But he has still been inconsistent with his outside shooting and overall scoring.
This ailment comes at the worst possible time for L.A. The team has a brutal final 15 regular-season games, and Anthony Davis is still sidelined with a sprained foot. Without him, the Lakers have struggled mightily with their halfcourt offense, which was a weak point to start with.
