Ryan Anderson (groin) will be out for Friday's game against the Lakers, Brett Dawson of the New Orleans Advocate reports.

Anderson (groin) will be out for Friday's game against the Lakers, Brett Dawson of the New Orleans Advocate reports.

Analysis:

With Anderson's status for the rest of the season being questionable at best due to a sports hernia injury that will probably require surgery, it was almost a certainty that Anderson would miss Friday's game. This is simply a confirmation of that assumption. With Anderson out Friday, look for Dante Cunningham, Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca to play extended minutes in the post.