Lakers Forward Ronny Turiaf suffered a moderate sprain to his left ankle in practice Thursday.
Here’s what Phil had to say on the injury.
“I’m not happy about that. I just spent some time in there and chances are that he’s going to miss tomorrow’s game. The good thing is that we got on it right away and there’s not a great deal of swelling.”
Turiaf has started every game for the Lakers this season averaging 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in just over 24 minutes. His absence will be felt against the physical front line of the Pistons.
Jackson indicated that Lamar Odom would probably slide over to Ronny’s spot at Power Forward. When asked if Lamar is strong enough for that role after recovering from off-season shoulder surgery he said, “Probably more so than the spot he’s playing, he’ll probably be more comfortable there, but this is not a game in which playing Rasheed Wallace is a great option.”
Luke Walton is likely to return to the starting line-up at the Small Forward spot, but nothing has been officially decided.