Lakers' Doncic and Williams Out Against Clippers
The Lakers will be without two key players as they face the Clippers on Wednesday, marking the second night of a back-to-back.
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Luka Doncic and Ziaire Williams for Wednesday's matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. Doncic is sidelined with back tightness, while Williams is out due to left foot soreness. This marks the second night of a back-to-back for the Lakers, who lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 136-129 on Tuesday.
Doncic has been a leading scorer in the league, averaging 36 points per game. In Tuesday's loss, he recorded 41 points, five rebounds, and nine assists. On Sunday, he scored 52 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out 10 assists in the Lakers' 132-123 victory over the Utah Jazz.
The Lakers will also be missing Cameron Carr (right oblique strain) and Adou Thiero (left knee injury management).
The Clippers have also announced several players will be unavailable. Bradley Beal is out for right knee management, Rui Hachimura is dealing with left quad soreness, Brandon Ingram is recovering from right heel surgery, Jordan Miller has had left rotator cuff surgery, Yanic Konan Niederhauser is out with right lisfranc surgery, and Max Strus is sidelined with a right plantar fascia partial tear.
The Lakers, currently with a 3-1 record, defeated the Clippers (1-2) in their previous encounter on October 23 at Crypto.com Arena with a score of 125-117.