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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers News: Tarik Black Questionable To Play Against San Antonio Spurs
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Lakers News: Tarik Black Questionable To Play Against San Antonio Spurs

Trevor Lane
Published: 04/05/2017
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Tarik Black Says Lakers ‘sacrifice For Each Other’ This Season
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The 2016-2017 NBA season has been a trying one for the Los Angeles Lakers and it appears that they will be short-handed down the home stretch. The team has already shut down veterans Timofey Mozgov, Luol Deng, and Nick Young for the season, with the goal being to give more minutes to their young players.

Unfortunately, rookie center Ivica Zubac has been declared out thanks to a high ankle sprain, and swingman Brandon Ingram is on a minutes restriction following a knee injury. Now, it appears that reserve center Tarik Black may not be able to play against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night due to a minor knee injury of his own (suffered Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers), per Mark Medina of the Southern California News Group:

Subject to change, but Ingram listed as probable (tendinitis in R knee) & T. Black as questionable (mild left knee sprain) for Wed vs Spurs

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) April 3, 2017

Obviously, the Lakers are in for a tough night against the Spurs even if they have a fully healthy squad, but without both Zubac and potentially Black they will have to use small-ball lineups to get by. This could be problematic given the Spurs strong interior presence, where they have an impressive platoon of LaMarcus Aldridge, Dewayne Dedmon, and former-Laker Pau Gasol.

Of course, Black wasn’t available in the Lakers past game against the Memphis Grizzlies, and the team still managed to pull out a win. Reserve power forward Larry Nance Jr. started at center alongside Julius Randle, and the duo was able to be effective crashing the offensive glass, as was reserve big man Thomas Robison.

Still, Black’s presence will undoubtedly be missed in the paint, as will his leadership on and off the floor. With only a few games remaining, the Lakers have to hope to stay as healthy as possible so they can head into the offseason on a positive note.

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ByTrevor Lane
Trevor Lane is a longtime NBA and Los Angeles Lakers fan who had the good fortune to grow up during the glory days of the Showtime Lakers, when Magic Johnson, Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, and the rest ruled the Great Western Forum. He has written about basketball, soccer, fantasy sports, MMA, and even pro wrestling over the course of his career, but the spectacle that is the Lakers is his true passion. He made the leap into podcasting for Lakers Nation and provides voice-over analysis for our YouTube channel. With a who's who of stars gracing the Lakers lineup over the years, including Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol, and many others, the Lakers always provide plenty to talk about. When he isn't writing or recording, Trevor can be found spending time with his wife and daughter or on the sidelines for one of the youth teams he coaches. Outside of the Lakers, Trevor is a supporter of the LA Galaxy, US Soccer, Dallas Cowboys, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Contact: trevor@mediumlargela.com
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