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Progress, albeit minimal, for Ariza, Bynum, Gasol

March 17th, 2008, 4:02 pm · 1 Comment · posted by KEVIN DING, OCREGISTER.COM

DALLAS — Good news all around from the land of the limping and losing Lakers, even though none of the news really qualifies as great news for them.

Pau Gasol was off crutches and standing on his own, reporting he was feeling “much better” and even wandering onto the practice court to take some short, flat-footed shots. Not that it changes the fact that he’ll probably miss two weeks, but it’s a good indication for him just that the swelling was down enough for him to wear an untied shoe on his left foot.

Trevor Ariza finally got out of his walking boot today after a CAT scan showed sufficient healing in his broken foot. He was cleared to begin running on the elliptical machine, but Phil Jackson said Ariza still won’t be back in action in the regular season.

Andrew Bynum has had no adverse reactions to the light treadmill work he began last week, which is important because there was some concern that he would have pain or swelling that might set him back. There remains some hope Bynum will get back in early April.

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One Response to “Progress, albeit minimal, for Ariza, Bynum, Gasol”

  1. KEVIN DING Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    Big Mihm is getting better fast and the Lakers are encouraged, actually, that he might help them this season — and maybe even be useful next season, when he’s under contract (assuming he invokes his option, which he obviously will). He might practice on a limited basis next week and come back to action some time after Gasol.
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