As the Los Angeles Lakers were delivering a blowout win over the New Orleans Pelicans , the team’s standout center Deandre Ayton appeared to have suffered an injury.

With a little over seven minutes to go, Ayton was defending in the paint, before grabbing at his knee during gameplay. The Lakers stopped the action with a timeout, which allowed Ayton to get back to the bench. He slowly walked back with a limp, showing signs of being in clear pain.

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According to reports , Lakers head coach JJ Redick addressed the setback by stating that the veteran center was in “terrific spirits” in the locker room after the game. Considering the injury is very recent, Redick didn’t have any further updates on Ayton.

By the time Ayton went out, the Lakers were in clear co

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