Why is Metta World Peace watching tonights Lakers game with 20 fans? It could only be explained by what seems to be the overwhelming narrative for LA this season: injury.
A step slower than he used to be, World Peace is still averaging 12.8 points, 5.1 rebonds and 1.7 steals per game and has made an abundance of veteran plays for the Lakers this season.
An MRI Wednesday revealed that World Peace suffered a tear of the lateral meniscus in his left knee Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors, effectively ending his regular season and possibly ruling him out for the playoffs (if there are playoffs for the Lakers).
Metta will be out at least six weeks.
Riddled by injuries to their core players all season, the Lakers cannot seem to catch a break. Dwight Howard began the season playing injured, Steve Nash hampered his foot in the teams second game and missed 24 games (half the number he’s missed in the last 11 years). Backup forward Jordan Hill was then lost of the season and backup point guard Steve Blake suffered an abdominal injury that kept him out for nearly three months.
“It’s been a trying year for a lot of reasons and not just injuries, which everybody has to go through,” D’Antoni said before tests result revealed the full extent of World Peace’s injury. “We just can’t seem to get any traction. But, besides that, nobody is feeling sorry for us and we got plenty [of talent remaining] to win anyway so let’s just do what we’re supposed to do and go out and play as hard as we can and see what happens.”
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