Lakers Center Mo Bamba Injures Ankle; Magic Ex Out For Season?

Former Orlando Magic big man Mo Bamba is out for four weeks. Will he suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers again this season?

Jeremy Brener | Mar 9, 2023

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ORLANDO - A former member of the Orlando Magic is hitting the sidelines.

According to The Athletic, Los Angeles Lakers center Mo Bamba will sit out for four weeks after spraining his left ankle.

The injury will keep Bamba out of the game against his former team when the Magic visits the Lakers at crypto.com Arena on Mar. 19.

In seven games with the Lakers, Bamba averaged just 4.4 points per game while shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the three-point line.

Bamba was beginning to carve out a role with the Lakers in March, even grabbing a start in the team's Mar. 1 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The injury will hold Bamba out until the end of the season on Apr. 9, but the former Magic big man could play for the Lakers in the postseason if Los Angeles can qualify.

As of now, the Lakers are occupying the No. 9 spot in the Western Conference standings, one game ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers, who are the first team on the outside looking in. But with LeBron James also out for the foreseeable future, the Lakers' challenge to get back to the playoffs just got a tiny bit more difficult.

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Published Mar 9, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.