Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Lakers Edition
- Updated: October 19, 2014
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers.
According to team sources Baxter Holmes of ESPN.com, Steve Nash is feeling optimistic about his health issues.
“But it remains unclear when Nash, who specifically has had trouble with his back, will rejoin the Lakers for a preseason game or even to practice.
He last played in an Oct. 12 exhibition loss to the Golden State Warriors, though he asked out of the game, saying something didn’t feel right. Nash, who at 40 is the NBA’s oldest active player, hasn’t practiced with the team since. The team also stated that Nash tweaked his back carrying bags earlier this week.
“I expected things to happen. It’s inevitable with everything I’ve gone through that there’s going to be issues adapting back to the game,” Nash said before practice at the team’s facility. “On the other hand, I did get through seven or eight hard days well, which I didn’t do last year. So there is some improvement, and if I can adapt continually once I heal up here, I’ll be back on course.”
Coach Byron Scott ruled out Nash for the Lakers’ exhibition game Sunday against Utah.”
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Baxter Holmes reported last night that Xavier Henry will miss the remainder of the preseason.
“Los Angeles Lakers guard Xavier Henry continues to have issues with his surgically repaired right knee and will miss the team’s final four preseason games while seeking further medical treatment, the team announced Saturday.
In the coming days, the 23-year-old will travel to New York City to see Dr. Keith Pyne for a second opinion. Then Henry will travel to Dusseldorf, Germany, to receive Regenokine treatment from Dr. Jens Hartmann.
Kobe Bryant has had similar Regonkine treatments several times in his career. The noninvasive procedure involves blood being removed from his knee and spun in a centrifuge before doctors create a serum that is then injected back in the knee to fight off proteins and molecules that cause inflammation.”
Still, as long Joe Maddon doesn’t have a new contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, there will be speculation that Friedman will hire his longtime manager once Maddon’s current deal expires at the end of next season.”
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