No updates on Jarred Vanderbilt as Lakers’ regular season comes to a close

 

The key defensive cog has been sidelined since early February because of a sprained right midfoot injury and has played just 29 games this season after missing the first seven weeks with a left heel injury

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When asked about Vanderbilt ahead of Friday’s road game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Lakers coach Darvin Ham said there aren’t any new updates after last week saying Vanderbilt would be reevaluated earlier this week.

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Vanderbilt has been sidelined since early February because of a sprained right midfoot injury that he suffered in the Lakers’ Feb. 1 road win against the Boston Celtics.

He’s played just 29 games this season after missing the first seven weeks because of a left heel injury.

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style="background-color: #fafafa; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Source Serif Pro", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16.5px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.165px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Even with the Lakers trending upward over the last couple of months, they’ve missed his presence, especially defensively and as a rebounder.