The Lakers announced Young has a small fracture in his left kneecap and will continue to be evaluated on a weekly basis. The injury is expected to heal with rest, but no timetable for Young’s return was announced.
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Young last played Feb. 22 against the Celtics and has missed 24 games due to injury this season. Injuries have been a major issue for the 17-49 Lakers, who have already had Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Ronnie Price and Julius Randle suffer season-ending injuries.
The 29-year-old guard is averaging 13.4 points in 42 games.
Young was at the Lakers’ practice facility Wednesday to take part in an autograph session — and to show off his bizarre new hairstyle:
A photo posted by Mike Trudell (@miketrudell) on Mar 18, 2015 at 12:48pm PDT
