As rumors swirl about their pending roster crunch, the Lakers were without two players during Monday’s practice.
Third-year wing Dalton Knecht and third-year guard Bronny James were excused from the session, according to Lakers coach JJ Redick.
The Lakers have until 2 p.m. to trim their roster from 16 players signed to standard NBA deals to the maximum of 15 on Monday.
Redick said the Lakers had a couple of players who were “under the weather” before adding that James and Knecht were excused from practice.
Redick added that the Lakers hadn’t made a decision about their roster crunch as of the time of post-practice media availability.
