Nick Young unlikely to travel with Lakers on upcoming road trip

Nick Young has missed the Los Angeles Lakers' last 12 games because of a left knee injury, and with a CT scan revealing a fracture in the knee, time is running out on a potential Swaggy P return.

Head coach Scott Brooks said that he doesn't see Young traveling with the Lakers on their upcoming road trip - a five-gamer that begins next week and runs through the end of March - making his earliest possible return date Apr. 1.

By then, there will be just nine games remaining in a lost Lakers season that has the franchise more focused on June's Draft than the current schedule.

While the team has given no indication that Young will be shut down, it seems at least a possibility given L.A.'s present situation.

Young, who has also dealt with thumb, ankle and foot injuries this season, is averaging 13.4 points in 42 games off the Lakers' bench. The 29-year-old has done it on a career-worst Effective Field Goal Percentage of 45.3.