Pau Gasol hopes his strained left hamstring won't keep him out of Friday's game against the Kings.

Gasol will test his injury Friday at the team's shootaround and then make a decision on whether to play or sit out.

"We're short-handed already," Gasol said. "So I just try to be out there as much as I can and do as much as I can without obviously wanting anything to happen that would put you out. I've got to toughen up right now…"