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The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, looking to snap a three-game losing streak, and veteran guard Marcus Smart is has been ruled out on the injury report. Smart has been dealing with an ankle injury and has missed the last eight games. Here's everything we know about Marcus Smart 's injury status for the Lakers' game against the Warriors.
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Marcus Smart's injury status vs. Warriors
With Marcus Smart being ruled out, he will miss his ninth consecutive game. He was originally listed as questionable and probably wasn't quite ready to make his return. Prior to the Lakers' most recent game against the Oklahoma City Thunder , head coach JJ Redick was optimistic that Smart could return sometime this week. The Lakers are on the front end of back-to-back.
"He was doing on court work, and he wanted to dial it back," Redick said. "He had a great day today on the court and trending towards playing at some point this week."
Smart was a bit of an under the radar signing in the offseason, but his impact for the Lakers has been well-documented , especially defensively. He's appeared in 60 games, including 53 starts, at a little over 28 minutes per game. He's averaging 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals with splits of 39.9 percent shooting from the field, 33.6 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 81.6 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
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Lakers injury report
- Luka Doncic
out (left hamstring strain)
- Jaxson Hayes
out (left foot soreness)
- Austin Reaves
out (left oblique muscle strain)
-Marcus Smart out (right ankle contusion)
Warriors injury report
- Charles Bassey
questionable (left ankle sprain)
- Jimmy Butler III
out (right ACL surgery)
- LJ Cryer
probable (general illness)
- Stephen Curry
questionable (right knee injury management)
- Al Horford
out (right soleus strain)
- Moses Moody
out (left patellar tendon surgery)
- Kristaps Porzingis
out (general illness managament)
- Quinten Post
out (right foot injury management)
- Will Richard
doubtful (bilateral low back strain)
- Gui Santos
questionable (right pelvic contusion)
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