Lakers Injury Report: Ailing LA Role Player Could Return In Time For WCF Game 4

Will that be too late?

Your Los Angeles Lakers could be getting some frontcourt reinforcements ahead of the fourth game of their ongoing Western Conference Finals series on Monday.

Sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that LA anticipates reserve 3-and-D center Mo Bamba could be officially ruled as healthy either in Game 4 Monday or Game 5 Wednesday from his nagging left ankle injury to help the Lakers combat the Denver Nuggets.

The seven-footer has been sidelined for the playoffs' last nine games, although even when he was available, he was out of Darvin Ham's postseason rotation. 

Los Angeles head coach Darvin Ham has mostly stuck with an eight-man rotation in the playoffs, and has used LeBron James and Rui Hachimura as his primary backup centers behind starter Anthony Davis. 6'9" power forward/center Wenyen Gabriel, who had been AD's backup during the season ahead of Bamba, had also played spot minutes.

The Lakers trail the Nuggets 0-2 in the series thus far, but with the action shifting to Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night, LA is hoping its luck can change. Traditionally, role players step up their performances at home. Guards D'Angelo Russell, Schröder and Lonnie Walker IV have yet to enjoy big scoring turns in this series. Here's hoping that changes tonight.

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