Lakers guard Adou Thiero was moved from day-to-day to out with a left knee issue in the Saturday evening injury report. The Lakers play at Utah on Sunday, and the report lists an expected return of Oct. 27.
What happened
The Lakers listed guard Adou Thiero as out on Saturday at 7:38 p.m. ET. The injury is a left knee issue, described in the report as Knee, Leg, Left. He had been day-to-day with the same injury. The report's comment reads: "Thiero (knee) is out for Friday's game against the Clippers." His status has changed several times. He was out on Oct. 20, day-to-day on Oct. 22, out again later that day, and day-to-day earlier on Saturday. He first appeared on the report on Oct. 13 as day-to-day with an undisclosed issue. The report gives an expected return date of Oct. 27.
What it means for the Lakers
The Lakers are 2-0 and sit first in the standings with a two-game winning streak. Next up is a game at Utah on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. ET. Thiero is 22 years old. He played 25 games last season and averaged 6.0 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists. He has not played in a game this season, so the Lakers are 0-0 with him and 2-0 without him. In those two games the minutes went to Austin Reaves (35.2), Luka Doncic (33.4), Walker Kessler (32.4), Quentin Grimes (29.1), Ziaire Williams (27.4), Matisse Thybulle (23.6), Sandro Mamukelashvili (22.9) and Jake LaRavia (17.9). Cameron Carr is also out with an oblique issue.
What to watch
The next injury report should show whether Thiero's status changes before the Lakers face the Jazz on Sunday. The report lists Oct. 27 as his expected return, but the Lakers have not announced a specific game for him. His status has moved between out and day-to-day three times in the past week, so it could change again. The Lakers also need an update on Carr, who is out with a right oblique issue. The Jazz game is the first test of the rotation without both players.
Is Adou Thiero playing at the Jazz?
No. The Lakers listed Thiero as out with a left knee issue on Saturday. The Lakers play at Utah on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. ET.
When will Adou Thiero be back?
The injury report lists an expected return of Oct. 27. The Lakers have not announced a specific game for his return.