Steve Blake has chicken pox, a common but contagious illness typically reserved for children. The Lakers hope he’s the only one who gets it.

Andrew Bynum, Kobe Bryant, and Ron Artest have never had the contagious illness. It takes about two weeks for signs to show.

It is less common to contract the illness if a person has already had it or has received the vaccine in the past.

The Lakers can secure the No. 2 seed with a victory Wednesday at Sacramento and/or a Dallas Mavericks loss Wednesday against the New Orleans Hornets.