March 2, 2021 at 9:59 pm CST by Dana Gauruder
Lakers center Marc Gasol was inactive on Tuesday after being placed under league health and safety protocols, Kyle Goon of the Orange County Register tweets. Gasol started all 35 games this season before Tuesday, posting modest statistics of 4.8 PPG and RPG of 4.1. Gasol signed a two-year contract, $ 5.25 million in November.
We have more from the Pacific Division:
- Clippers All Stars Kawhi Leonard it was a late scratch in the team’s loss to Boston on Tuesday due to back spasms, Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN relays. Leonard felt discomfort during the warm-ups. He lost eight games this season for several reasons.
- THE Warriors brought back guards Jordan Poole and Nick Mannion of the League G bubble in depth in his last two games before the All-Star break, according to a team press release. Poole averaged 22.4 PPG in 11 games for affiliate Santa Cruz and also appeared in 15 NBA games this season. Mannion, a two-way player, averaged 19.3 PPG for Santa Cruz in nine matches.
- Poole’s presence is one of the reasons why the Warriors are not interested in signing Jeremy Lin as a reserve guard at the moment, according to Kendra Andrews of the NBC Sports Bay Area. Lin performed well with Santa Cruz, but Golden State would have to make room for him on his list. The Warriors’ preference is for Brad Wanamaker to regain the form he showed Boston last season or for Poole to take on that role before adding Lin to the mix.