The reserve, who played just one game last season after arriving in the Luka Doncic trade, has missed the first nine games with an abdominal muscle strain.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers/onsi as Lakers vs Hawks Injury Report Gets Brutal Update. The Los Angeles Lakers could be the rare beneficiaries of a clash against a team that's even more injured than they are on Saturday night.

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers fell 122–102 to the short-handed Atlanta Hawks, who were without Trae Young and several key players, as L.A. continued to play without LeBron James and Austin Reaves.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James received a strong warning regarding his return to the team from injury this NBA season.

No Trae Young, some problems? The Atlanta Hawks have done an adequate job of staying afloat against teams without their star point guard. They dispatched two te

Having received extended playing time in back-to-back games this week, Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James is starting to get comfortable in his role with the offense this season.

Even if their win streak wasn’t going to last forever, there were more ceremonious ways for it to end. But even if the Lakers knew firsthand the dangers of playing against a severely undermanned team, they certainly overlooked the Hawks on Saturday and paid a hefty price.

Russell Westbrook is an undisputed future Hall of Famer. So why has he become such a passed-over journeyman in his NBA dotage? The 6-foot-4 UCLA product, 36, sp