On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will take the field to conclude their East Coast trip with a game against the Indiana Pacers. Marcus Smart and Rui Hachimura's injury reports for this contest list Hachimura as questionable and Smart as questionable. Here's everything we know about Smart and Hachimura's injuries and their game status on Wednesday against the Pacers.
Marcus Smart, Rui Hachimura playing against Pacers
For the game against the Pacers, Marcus Smart is listed as questionable due to a right ankle injury. Hachimura has been named questionable with right calf soreness. Both Smart and Hachimura missed the Lakers' last game, a loss against the Detroit Pistons that snapped the team's nine-game winning streak. The Lakers also include Edou Thirou on the injury report, who is questionable due to knee soreness.
Meanwhile, the Pacers have several players listed on the injury report, with Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Obi Toppin and Aaron Nesmith all listed as probable with various ailments. Meanwhile, Ivica Zubac will be out of the lineup with a rib fracture.
In theory, a game against the league's worst Pacers should give Los Angeles a good chance at a comeback, although if all of Indiana's prospects end up playing, it's the same core that made it to the NBA Finals last year, except, of course, the injured Tyrese Haliburton.
The Pacers recently suffered an upset on the road against the Orlando Magic, so this is definitely not a game the Lakers will want to take lightly.
Los Angeles currently sits comfortably in third place in the Western Conference and will look to end their current road trip on a high note before returning to the Crypto.com Arena this weekend.
