Los Angeles Lakers backup point guard Gabe Vincent will be sidelined and reevaluated in one week due to lower back tightness, the team announced on Thursday morning before their road matchup against the Jazz.
Vincent has already missed 11 games this season from an ankle sprain he sustained in late Nov. He’s played a vital role when a Lakers starter has missed the lineup, starting in those games with six starts.
In 14 games this season, Vincent has averaged 4.7 points (36.2% from 3) and 1.4 assists in 21.5 minutes played per contest. He poured in a season-high 18 points (four 3s) in a blowout loss to the Boston Celtics.
Staying healthy has been a struggle in Vincent’s tenure in L.A., playing in 97 games and missing 92 in three seasons for the Lakers.
The Lakers hold the third-best record in the West and the fifth-best in the NBA at 18-7. They only play four games in the next 10 days, which, by the end of it, should be the time Vincent will potentially return to the team.
In that week, the Lakers will travel to Utah, the Clippers (Saturday), and the Suns (Tuesday), and then back home against the Rockets (Thursday).