Christian Wood

Christian Wood (knee) suffered a setback, developing soreness in his knee. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks.

Fantasy Impact

Wood's season debut will have to wait as his surgically repaired knee is not ready for game action for at least four weeks.

Christian Wood estimated to reporters that he is going to need another month of rehab before he can return to action.

Fantasy Impact

Wood is expected to need a couple weeks of rehab and a couple weeks of ramp-up process before he can play. Jaxson Hayes should see more opportunity in his absence.

Christian Wood has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Nuggets.

Fantasy Impact

Wood had been targeting his return on Thursday. Jaxson Hayes should continue to see some more minutes behind Anthony Davis.

Christian Wood plans to return on Thursday in Los Angeles. He has been sidelined since February 14 with a knee injury.

Fantasy Impact

Wood's return will provide some much-needed depth for this frontcourt that struggled to contain Nikola Jokic in Game 1. Jaxson Hayes and Taurean Prince are the most likely candidates to lose minutes as a result of this move.

Christian Wood will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee and is expected to be sidelined for several weeks.

Fantasy Impact

The regular season is over in just under one month for the Lakers. Jaxson Hayes should continue to play more minutes off the bench in his absence.