Lakers News: Four season records were set in Charlotte

The irony of injuries

Dec 20, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. (7) goes up for a shot against Charlotte Hornets center Roy Hibbert (55) in the first half at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Lastly, Larry Nance Jr. injured himself diving after the basketball.

After stealing the ball from Cody Zeller, Zeller knocked the ball away from Nance and immediately afterwards Nance Jr. grabbed his knee.

Since he seemed to be in agonizing pain he was not putting weight on his leg.

Nance was carried to the locker room after receiving help getting up from the floor.

He will have a MRI Wednesday in Miami to further assess the injury.

Nance, Jr.‘s teammates are all concerned as team awaits his MRI results tomorrow in Miami. They know how valuable he is, and feel for him.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 21, 2016

Also teammates and coaches understand how much he means to this team and how important his role is. They know this is a big loss no matter how much time he is out for.

Lastly, if there were season highs for injuries to players on a team, the Lakers would be close to owning it.

However there isn’t.

Nonetheless this is an important loss, as another key Lakers player goes down.