Los Angeles Lakers point guard D'Angelo Russell left Tuesday's exhibition game against the Utah Jazz after falling hard while trying to contest a shot at the rim and suffering a bruised glute, per ESPN.com's Baxter Holmes.
He was held out of practice Wednesday, but the Lakers say he is making progress, per Serena Winters of Lakers Nation.
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Russell Comments on Injury After Being Pulled from Preseason Game
Wednesday, Oct. 7
“I just couldn’t really move,” Russell said, per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News, who provided more from the 19-year-old:
After it kind of loosened it up a little bit, I was able to move a little bit. I feel fine. I wanted to get back out there. But Gary Vitti and the rest of the staff said they didn’t think it would be a smart idea. I’ll just ice and take care of it the best way possible and try to get out there.
The Lakers originally said he was available to return to the game Tuesday night, per Lakers.com's Mike Trudell, but the team played it safe and decided to rule out the ...
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