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Robert Marvi

Darvin Ham doubts D’Angelo Russell will play on Sunday vs. Mavericks

The new-look Los Angeles Lakers have looked very promising so far, as they have won three of four games with D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley in their lineup.

They started off with a road win nearly two weeks ago over the Golden State Warriors without LeBron James, and they have won their last two contests against the New Orleans Pelicans and the Warriors at home.

Russell has played well during that stretch, but he suffered a sprained ankle on Thursday against Golden State that limited him to just nine minutes.

Although he didn’t seem concerned about the injury, head coach Darvin Ham feels he won’t be able to play on Sunday when the Lakers visit the Dallas Mavericks.

Ham did, however, say that “there’s no structural damage” in the guard’s injured ankle.

Not having Russell available would be a big blow, as the Lakers will need to find a way to make Kyrie Irving expend energy on the defensive end.

Dallas is currently in sixth place in the Western Conference, a spot L.A. is aiming to finish in when the regular season ends.

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