The difficult start to the 2022-2023 season continues Russell Westbrook.
After competing in the team’s first three games, the guard from Los Angeles Lakers was down for one hamstring injury who suffered in preparation.
The Lakers were already upset at the point guard position. In addition to Westbrook, Los Angeles is without Dennis Schroder, who underwent surgery on his right thumb and is expected to be out another two to three weeks.
What awaits Westbrook? Here’s everything we know about his injury and the latest news on when he could be back on the field.
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What injury did Russell Westbrook suffer?
According to the injury report, Westbrook is dealing with a sore left hamstring.
Westbrook suffered a left hamstring injury late in the Lakers’ preseason, leaving the team’s game against the Kings in the first quarter. He said changing his routine from coming off the bench has had an effect “absolutely” to his injury because he existed “I’ve been doing the same thing for 14 years straight” and he didn’t know what to do before the meeting.
was asked by @DanWoikeSports if he thinks coming off the bench and breaking away from his normal routine could have played into his injury in Sacramento, Russell Westbrook said “absolutely” and said he wasn’t sure how to stay warm once the game started: pic.twitter.com/L4oYmp8D73
— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) October 19, 2022
Lakers coach Darwin Hamm he said later that Westbrook told him he thought he would be fine. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sportslater reported that Westbrook suffered no structural damage and would be listed as “day-to-day.”
Westbrook didn’t miss any time with the injury initially. He played in the Lakers’ first three games of the regular season, averaging 10.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2 steals in 28.7 minutes.
When is Russell Westbrook coming back? Recovery time
After missing the visit to Denver on Wednesday October 26th, Westbrook listed as ‘probable’ for the matchup in which the Lakers will face the Minnesota Timberwolves, this Friday, October 28. It will be their final visit before they return to Los Angeles for a four-game homestand against the Denver Nuggets (Oct. 30), New Orleans Pelicans (Nov. 2), Utah Jazz (Nov. 4) and Cleveland Cavaliers (Nov. 6). .
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