NBA: Lakers’ Dennis Schroder out 3-4 weeks after thumb surgery
Germany’s Dennis Schroder reacts during the FIBA Eurobasket 2022 semi-final basketball match between Germany and Spain in Berlin on September 16, 2022. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder underwent surgery on his thumb Monday and will miss the first three to four weeks of the regular season.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham told reporters that Schroder needed the procedure to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb. The team said in a statement Monday night that Schroder would be reevaluated in approximately three weeks.
Article continues after this advertisementSchroder sustained the injury in the team’s preseason game against Minnesota last Wednesday.
He averaged 13.5 points, 4.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 64 games (29 starts) last season with the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets.
Schroder signed a one-year, $2.6 million deal to return to Los Angeles in September. He averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 61 starts with the Lakers in 2020-21.
