Steve Nash Out For Another Week Again Due to Small Leg Fracture

Nash, Out For Another Week Again Due to a Small Leg Fracture

For at least another week again, Steve Nash will be out of the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup due to a small fracture in his left leg.

The Lakers announced the results of their point guard's MRI exam Saturday, tossing yet another complication into their disappointing start to the season.

Nash got hurt in a collision with Damian Lillard on Wednesday night, bumping legs with the Portland rookie in the second quarter. The two-time NBA MVP attempted to keep playing in the second half, but quickly left the game again.

On Friday night, Nash missed the Lakers' 105-95 loss to the Clippers dropping the Lakers to 0-3 for the first time in 34 years and just the fourth time in franchise history. The Lakers host Detroit on Sunday night.

The Lakers initially reported Nash had simply bruised his leg, but the MRI exam unveiled a small fracture on the head of his fibula. Such injuries vary widely in their severity, and the Lakers will re-evaluate Nash next weekend.

Coach Mike Brown acknowledges Nash as the key to the Princeton-style offensive sets installed by the Lakers this fall, but the star guard looked just as uncomfortable as his teammates in that offense during the Lakers' 0-8 preseason and again in the regular season.

The Lakers have committed 59 turnovers in their three games, including 20 against the Clippers.

''For us, I guess it's been the same song the last couple of games,'' Brown said Friday night. ''We played well in stretches, moved the ball well, moved our bodies well, we get great looks, and then we get bogged down by turnovers. ... We gave ourselves 20 less opportunities to get a bucket. It negates everything else that you've done out there.''

Posted by Andre Monohan on Monday November 05 2012, 6:07 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0