The Los Angeles Lakers discuss injuries, frustrations over officiating and the search for their identity after loss to the Pistons

Rookie forward Adou Thiero has been officially diagnosed with a right MCL sprain, the team announced. Thiero is expected to be re-evaluated in approximately four weeks, sidelining him for a significant period as the regular season continues to wear on.

The first returns from the voting for this season's NBA All-Star Game are in, and Los Angeles Lakers fans will like how the balloting is going so far. For the last couple of years, many have been expecting Austin Reaves to become an All-Star in the near future.

Coach JJ Redick said he calmly delivered a message to his players that it was time for "reconnection" with the team's second-leading scorer sideline at least a month.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the LA Clippers in a regular season NBA game on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 (12/20/25) at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

Unfortunately, he was forced to head to the locker room after his opening stint with an apparent injury. Shortly afterward, Detroit announced that he would not return due to a left hip strain. “Tobias Harris (Left Hip Sprain) will not return vs. Lakers,” the team posted on X.

Marcus Sasser showed he can be a valuable part of the Detroit Pistons rotation in a 128-106 victory over the Lakers on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

Pistons forward Tobias Harris suffers an injury in the first quarter vs. Lakers and was ruled out for the remainder of the game