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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers News: Lonzo Ball Ruled Out For Wednesday’s Game Against Magic
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Lakers News: Lonzo Ball Ruled Out For Wednesday’s Game Against Magic

Corey Hansford
Published: 01/30/2018
2 Min Read
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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As the Los Angeles Lakers embarked on this five-game road trip, there was hope that point guard Lonzo Ball would be able to make a return at some point. Now that hope is beginning to fade.

Ball has already missed the first two contests, and Tuesday represented his next chance to take part in a full practice as the Lakers have just one day off in between each of the final three games.

Unfortunately for the Lakers and Ball, he did not practice on Tuesday and will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Orlando Magic, according to Tania Ganguli of the L.A. Times:

Lonzo Ball will be out for tomorrow’s game in Orlando. He’s not practicing today.

— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) January 30, 2018

This news doesn’t necessarily mean that Ball will definitely miss the remainder of the road trip, but the odds aren’t great. Head coach Luke Walton prefers injured players to participate in at least one full practice before returning to games, and Ball won’t have that chance.

Lonzo has been doing more on-court work recently, but the issue with a sprained MCL is lateral movement and Ball obviously hasn’t yet been able to get that movement back pain free.

The Lakers have been able to be somewhat successful recently without Ball as the likes of Jordan Clarkson and Alex Caruso have stepped up in his absence. Additionally, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma have also taken on some more of the playmaking duties.

Following Wednesday’s game in Orlando, the Lakers will travel to Brooklyn on Friday and Oklahoma City on Sunday before finally returning home to face the Phoenix Suns next Tuesday. Whether or not Ball is able to make his return in any one of these games remains to be seen.

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ByCorey Hansford
Corey Hansford is the Senior Editor for Lakers Nation, as well as a contributor for Dodger Blue, Rams News Wire, and Raiders News Wire. He is a passionate follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC, and the UFC. He can usually be seen arguing the merits of Kobe Bryant or cursing the decisions of Jerry Jones. He is also a former producer and associate producer for Sirius XM Sports Radio on both the Fantasy Sports Channel and College Sports Nation. Proud graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and The Real HU, Howard University, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Follow him on all social media outlets at @TheeCoreyH.
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