The Lakers’ new defensive ace appears on the latest injury report for the Heat clash

Los Angeles The Lakers returned to action on Monday nightbut fell to the visiting San Antonio Spurs, 126-102. It was the team’s third straight loss, and they will look to get back into the winning column against the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday. They may be a little sparse, though. In a season where the Lakers had a lot of key absences, the newly acquired wing Dorian Finney-Smith he was the last to appear on the team’s injury report.

Dorian Finney-Smith is official listed as suspicious on the Lakers injury report for personal reasons ahead of their game against the Heat. Obviously things can change in the hours before the game, but with the tag questionable, fans probably shouldn’t expect Finney-Smith in the lineup.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis made common appearances in the report with both stars listed as probable. Both players have been dealing with various ailments this season, but have mostly been able to play.

Brony James, who was scratched in the last game due to illness, is again a question mark. Jarred Vanderbilt, Christian Wood and Jalen Hood-Schifino remain out. Doc Vanderbilt received some positive news on the injury In recent days, before the Spurs game, Lakers head coach JJ Redick mentioned that there were no new updates on Wood’s status.

Dorian Finney-Smith’s role since joining the Lakers

When the Lakers traded D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for Finney-Smith, they acquired the defensive-minded three-point wing they coveted. Although it was a small sample, Finney-Smith had an overall positive impact on the Lakers’ frontcourt.

After the team’s loss to the Spurs on Monday, Finney-Smith reflected on how his early time with the Lakers went so far amid an ongoing natural disaster.

“It’s been a crazy two weeks since I’ve been in LA, I’m not going to lie to you. Just everything that was going on, being in the hotel, seeing all these families. . .it’s definitely an eye-opener because I’m not from a fire or anything like that,” Finney-Smith said. “But for us, practice was an opportunity to practice.” It was the first time I trained with the boys, so we definitely got better.”

Finny Smith has played in six games with the Lakers so far, averaging just over 23 minutes per game. He averaged 6.8 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 43.8 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from the three-point line.

When he’s on the field, he does his job. He is a tenacious defender, a solid rebounder and a constant three-point threat off the catch. Despite the Lakers’ loss to the Spurs, Finney-Smith was just grateful the team gave its fans something to occupy their minds amid the ongoing fires.

“It was amazing, the fans were amazing. “That second half was tough because we could tell they wanted to get into the game, but obviously things didn’t go our way,” Finney-Smith said. “The game of basketball brings people together, it takes your mind off all the things that are going on.” . .Unfortunately, we didn’t win, but we still gave people a chance to get away from reality and cheer for the team.”