The Lakers upgraded Adou Thiero from out to day-to-day with a left knee issue on Saturday morning. The injury report lists Oct. 25 as his expected return, the day Los Angeles plays at Utah.
What happened
Adou Thiero moved from out to day-to-day on the injury report posted Saturday, Oct. 24, at 9:56 a.m. ET. The listed injury is a left knee issue, described as knee, leg, left. The report's comment reads: "Thiero (knee) is out for Friday's game against the Clippers." The report gives an expected return of Oct. 25. This is not the first change. He was listed day-to-day with an undisclosed issue on Oct. 13, then out on Oct. 20. His status changed twice more on Oct. 22 before this update.
What it means for the Lakers
The Lakers play at the Jazz on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 5:00 p.m. ET. They are 2-0 and riding a two-game winning streak. Thiero has not played for them yet this season, so the record with him is 0-0 and without him is 2-0. Last season he appeared in 25 games and averaged 6.0 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists. In the two games without him, Austin Reaves played 35.2 minutes, Luka Doncic 33.4 and Walker Kessler 32.4. Quentin Grimes, Ziaire Williams, Matisse Thybulle, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Jake LaRavia took the remaining rotation minutes.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Thiero is cleared for the Jazz game. His status for that game is not announced. The report's expected return date of Oct. 25 matches the game date, but day-to-day means he could still sit. The Lakers have two other players on the report. Jake LaRavia is day-to-day with a right ankle issue, and Cameron Carr is day-to-day with a right oblique issue. LaRavia's status matters because he is part of the rotation.
Is Adou Thiero playing at the Jazz on Sunday?
His status for the game is not announced. He is listed as day-to-day with a left knee issue, and the injury report gives Oct. 25 as his expected return.
When will Adou Thiero be back?
The injury report lists an expected return of Oct. 25, the date of the Lakers' game at Utah. The Lakers have not announced anything beyond that, and he remains day-to-day.