The hits keep on coming for the Los Angeles Lakers, as they could be without their top four guards for their Game 3 matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. While Jodie Meeks and Steve Nash could play, the team has announced that Steve Blake is out indefinitely after an ultrasound confirmed a moderate strain of his right hamstring.INJURY UPDATE: @steveblake5 had an ultrasound today...
Los Angeles Lakers' guard Steve Blake has stepped up in a big way in the absence of Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant. Unfortunately for the Lakers, the injury bug has bit again, as Blake suffered a hamstring injury during last night's Game 2 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.Blake told reporters -- including Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles -- that he's not surprised that...
Los Angeles Lakers backup point guard Steve Blake announced via Twitter that he expects to be back from an abdominal strain on Tuesday. Blake has been out with the injury since Nov. 11. The Lakers host the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday. "The #RoadtoRecovery was long, but I'm back for the @Lakers Tuesday night. #GoLakers," he wrote on Saturday night. The injury...
ELSEGUNDO Lakersguard Steve Blake will undergo laparoscopic surgery this Wednesday to repair atorn abdominal muscle, the Lakers announced on Monday.
Thesurgery will be performed by Dr. Craig Smith and it is expected that Blake willmiss a minimum of six to eight weeks.
Blakewas originally diagnosed with the abdominal strain on Nov. 12 and hasmissed the last 10 games with the injury...
MY BAD
The Lakers guard was fined $25,000 for his hostile interaction with a fan but he attempted to make amends by meeting with the fan and apologizing.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
Steve Blake appeared to have an argument with a fan during the Lakers' loss to the Clippers on Friday night. See video of the exchange here.
LATER LAKER
Lakers point guard Steve Blake is out three weeks after hurting his foot in a parking lot. Yes, a parking lot. Now he's laid up for several weeks.
TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR
After their Game 2 loss to OKC Wednesday night, the Lakers guard and his family received a slew of hate-filled messages via Twitter for missing a three-point shot in the game's final seconds.
The moment Steve Blake's potential game-winning shot hit off the rim, various reactions ensued.Once the Lakers' 77-75 Game 2 loss Wednesday to the Oklahoma City Thunder became official, Kobe Bryant looked frustrated Metta World Peace didn't pass him the ball. Most other teammates walked off the court with a solemn expression. Andrew Bynum, for some reason, left with a...
It's possible the Lakers will lose yet another player on their depleted roster when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers onFriday at Staples Center.
An MRI exam Thursday revealed guard Steve Blake has a costrochaondral fracture, which is the portion of the cartilage that connects the rib to the sternum. The Lakers are listing him as day-to-day. The team indicated Blake suffered...