Lakers' Julius Randle: To sit out Thursday vs. Heat
Randle (personal) will sit out Thursday's game against the Heat, Mike Bresnahan of Spectrum SportsNet reports.
Analysis:
Randle is away from the team, as he's expected to be in attendance for the birth of his first child. According to Bresnahan, Randle may have a tough time rejoining the Lakers in Orlando in advance of Friday's matchup with the Magic, so there's a good chance he'll miss both halves of the back-to-back set before likely returning to the lineup for the Christmas Day game against the Clippers. While Randle is sidelined for at least Thursday's game, Luol Deng is expected to shift over to power forward, while Brandon Ingram figures to enter the lineup at small forward.
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