Los Angeles Lakers Make Marcus Smart Announcement Before Thunder Game

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On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Oklahoma City Thunder in California.

The Lakers are coming off a 134-128 loss to the Dallas Mavericks (in Texas).

Marcus Smart did not play in the game (and missed his seventh straight).

Lakers Make Marcus Smart Announcement

For Tuesday’s game, the Lakers will remain without Smart.

ESPN’s Dave McMenamin wrote: “Lakers injury report for Tuesday: Smart is still out and James is questionable”

Smart is in the middle of his first year playing for the Lakers.

The former Oklahoma State star is averaging 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 39.9% from the field and 33.6% from three-point range in 60 games.

Smart’s NBA Career

Smart was the sixth pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

In addition to the Lakers, he has also had stints with the Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies and Washington Wizards over 12 seasons.

@GoldenKnightGFX wrote: “Last game Marcus Smart played in was in Orlando on March 21st. This will be the 8th consecutive game he’s out.”

Smart helped the Celtics reach the 2022 NBA Finals (and he made the Eastern Conference finals five times during his stint with the franchise).

The 32-year-old has career averages of 10.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 38.9% from the field and 32.5% from three-point range in 695 games.

Lakers Ahead Of OKC Visit

The Lakers have dealt with a lot of injuries over the last week.

That said, they are still the fourth seed in the Western Conference with a 50-28 record in 78 games.

Over their last ten games, the Lakers have gone 7-3 (and they are in the middle of a two-game losing skid).

Following the Thunder, the Lakers will play their next game on Thursday night when they visit Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center.

They are coming off a year where they lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

The franchise last won a title in 2020.