Among the main recruits of Lakers at the last trade deadline, Mo Bamba (6.8 points and 4.7 rebounds on average) will probably not play again by the end of the regular season.
Injured against the Grizzlies on Tuesday night, he suffered a sprain in the upper part of his left ankle. An injury similar to that suffered by teammate LeBron James in March 2021 and, at the time, the four-time MVP had missed five weeks of competition.
For the time being, the doctors of Los Angeles rather count on a four-week absence. He will be reassessed at that time and, at best, the 24-year-old pivot will therefore return for the play-in (April 11-14) or even for the playoffs, if his team qualifies.
Without Mo Bamba, it is in any case one less rotation for Darvin Ham in position 5, behind Anthony Davis. Remember that the Lakers, currently 9th in the Western Conference (32-34), are already deprived of LeBron James (foot) until the end of March. But D’Angelo Russell (ankle too) is on the comeback…
