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Los Angeles Lakers point guard Dennis Schroder will miss out on at least one week after prospective exposure to COVID-19, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and Adrian Wojnarowski Although Schroder apparently has actually evaluated negative, he will stay out in accordance with t he league’s health and safety procedures.
The 27- year-old was a late scratch ahead of Thursday’s loss to the Brooklyn Internet and was not available on Saturday against the Miami Heat He’s expected to miss video games versus the Washington Wizards and Utah Jazz too.
Per McMenamin and Wojnarowski, head coach Frank Vogel thinks the guard may return on Friday against the Portland Path Blazers and said he’ll be utilizing Wesley Matthews in the starting lineup for the time being.
This is the 3rd time the Lakers have handled a gamer being quarantined this season after seclusion periods for Alex Caruso and Alfonzo McKinnie.
Schroder was among Los Angeles’ major acquisitions this offseason, with the Lakers sending Danny Green and the draft rights to Jaden McDaniels to the Oklahoma City Thunder in order to add depth in the backcourt.
That’s certainly settled, as the German is averaging 14.2 points, 4.3 helps and 3.6 rebounds per video game through 29 contests.
Look for Caruso, Talen Horton-Tucker and Quinn Cook to see their minutes increase as well till Schroder returns to action.
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