It’s the second consecutive game between the Lakers and Jazz since LeBron James was back in the lineup and LA’s injuries woes still continue. The second half saw an abrupt shift with Deandre Ayton’s sudden disappearing act. He went into the locker room and never emerged for the second half. At that time the Lakers were falling behind to the Jazz who they beat 140-126 on Tuesday at Bron’s return.

When there was no official injury report, the announcers suspected out loud that he hurt hs knee. During the third quarter, the Lakers official injury report stated that Ayton had a right knee contusion. He was not ruled out yet. His status is questionable at the moment.

The thing about Deandre Ayton is that an injury usually strikes during his slump. Before he left the floor, he had 2 points and 3 rebounds in 13 minutes of action. LeBron, who by his admission is not pain-free yet, had double digits in lesser time than that.

When he’s on a hot run, Ayton can rebound in double digits.

This is a developing story.