Brandon Ingram left the Los Angeles Lakers' loss on Friday to the Utah Jazz with a sore right knee.
Ingram will be re-evaluated on Saturday.
"There's no way we're going to get him out there playing again until we know 100 percent that there's nothing wrong with his knee," Luke Walton said.
Ingram felt soreness in the first half when he tried to run but later said it is "nothing really serious."
The Los Angeles Lakers used Brandon Ingram at point guard in his NBA debut.
With Jose Calderon injured and Nick Young starting, Ingram showed promise bringing the ball up the floor.
“It helps engage him in the game. He’s a great basketball player and has a great feel for the game,” Luke Walton said. “When you’re handling the ball, even when you’re not shooting, just making passes. It’s a great way to force you into the game.”
“I felt like they went away when I got to the point guard position a little bit,” Ingram said.
“Knowing I can play-make for myself and play-make for other guys. When I got to the point guard position, it got a lot easier for me. I was making plays for my other teammates and making plays for myself.”
The Milwaukee Bucks have successfully used Giannis Antetokounmpo at point guard over the past year.
D'Angelo Russell and the Los Angeles Lakers begin life without Kobe Bryant this season and he feels like it will be a liberating experience.
"We're all about playing together now," said Bryant. "It's not about one guy anymore. It's about sacrificing for the team." Adds Russell, "Kobe deserved every bit of attention he got in his last year, but there's freedom in Kobe not being around."
Russell was the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and will have the biggest role on offense for the Lakers.
Russell scored 13.2 points in 28.2 minutes per game last season with a True Shooting Percentage of .507 and usage of 24.1 percent.
he Los Angeles Lakers have exercised their team options for the 2017-18 season on forwards Larry Nance Jr. and Julius Randle, and guard D’Angelo Russell.
Nance Jr., selected with the 27th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, appeared in 63 games (22 starts) in his rookie season, tallying three double-doubles. He finished third among all rookies in field goal percentage (52.7%) and 10th in rebounds per game (5.0). On January 14 at Golden State, Nance Jr. recorded a career-high six steals, becoming the first Laker rookie since Eddie Jones to have at least six takeaways in a game.
Randle, the seventh overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft, was one of only nine players in the NBA last season to average a double-double, and did so in the fewest minutes per game of anyone in that group (11.3 points and 10.2 rebounds in 28.2 minutes per game). He appeared in 81 games (60 starts) in 2015-16, registering 34 double-doubles and one triple-double, finishing the season ranked sixth in the NBA in total rebounds. Randle was chosen by USA Basketball to compete with the USA Men’s Select Team that trained with the Men’s National Team in Las Vegas this summer in preparation for the Olympics.
The second overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, Russell garnered All-Rookie Second Team honors after finishing last season ranked fourth among rookies in assists (3.3) and steals (1.16) per game and fifth in points (13.2) and three-point field goal percentage (35.1%). He was one of 10 American rookie and sophomore players selected to participate in the Rising Stars Challenge at NBA All-Star 2016, and became the youngest player in NBA history to make 120+ three-pointers in a season. Russell was chosen by USA Basketball to compete with the USA Men’s Select Team that trained with the Men’s National Team in Las Vegas this summer in preparation for the Olympics.
The Los Angeles Lakers will keep both Metta World Peace and Thomas Robinson on their final 15-man roster for the 16-17 regular season.
The Lakers cut Anthony Brown and Yi Jianlian.
World Peace was on the roster bubble as the Lakers had reportedly approached him about staying with the team as an assistant coach.
The Los Angeles Lakers have waived Yi Jianlian.
Yi and his representatives asked for his release as the role he envisioned for himself didn't materialize during the preseason.
Yi was signed by the Lakers in August to a one-year, $8 million deal that was uniquely structured, featuring $6.8 million in what the league deemed "likely" bonuses.
The Lakers had been pursuing Yi for the past two offseasons before they finally managed to sign him to a deal and bring him back to the NBA.
The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to wear Magic Johnson-era throwbacks from the 1980s at some point this season, according to multiple sources.
The Lakers' previous yellow uniforms had purple numbers with a white shadow compared to their current white numbers with a purple outline that were introduced for the 99-00 season when the team moved from The Forum to Staples Center.
The white numbers actually was a nod to the uniforms during the Jerry West and Elgin Baylor era of the franchise.
The Los Angeles Lakers would like to hire Metta World Peace as an assistant coach if he doesn't make their regular season roster.
World Peace's mentorship to the Lakers' young players last season was a big reason why he received a camp invite this year.
The competition for the 15th roster spot is better this season due to the play of Yi Jianlian and Thomas Robinson. Nick Young has also played well in preseason after an offseason in which his future with the Lakers was uncertain.
World Peace would like to continue his playing career.
Darius Soriano of Forum Blue and Gold joins for the Los Angeles Lakers season outlook. We discuss what will be different this year, and how new acquisitions Timofey Mozgov, Luol Deng, and Brandon Ingram fit in. We also hit on potential breakout and regression candidates, playing time and lineup issues, key questions for success this year, and give our predictions for the Lakers season.
The Los Angeles Lakers have waived Zach Auguste, Julian Jacobs and Travis Wear.
The roster for the Lakers now stands at 17.
Jacobs and Wear appeared sparingly in two preseason games for the Lakers.
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