This archive report was first published on 21 October 2019.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has been ruled out for the team's season opener against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old third-year forward suffered a stress reaction in his left foot while with the United States team in the run-up to the World Championships in China.
According to Lakers coach Frank Vogel, Kuzma was cleared for non-contact practices after the team returned from playing two NBA pre-season games in China last week.
However, Vogel wants to see Kuzma do more work before he takes the court in games to ensure he has no setbacks.
"We're going to try to increase his workload and activities this week and we'll see where we're at," Vogel said, describing Kuzma as "probably our third-best player" behind superstar LeBron James and center Anthony Davis.
