Christian Wood sidelined for two weeks / News - Basketnews.com

Wood will be sidelined for approximately two weeks with swelling in his left knee.

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The Los Angeles Lakers will compete without two of their main players in the first game after the All-Star break.

Christian Wood

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LeBron James has been listed as out for the matchup against the Golden State Warriors. Additionally, the organization announced that Christian Wood would sidelined for a longer period of time.

Namely, Wood will be out for approximately two weeks with swelling in his left knee.

Wood played in 50 of the team's 56 games, but starting in just one. The 28-year-old big man has been averaging 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 17.4 minutes of playing time, far from his averages of 16.6 points and 7.3 rebounds he had with the Dallas Mavericks last season.

With under a third of the game left until the end of the regular season, the Lakers currently sit in 9th place in the Western Conference standings with 30 wins and 26 losses.

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