Los Angeles Lakers (40-22, third in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (21-42, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

As the Brooklyn Nets look ahead to what could be an important summer for the rebuilding franchise, D'Angelo Russell hopes to remain with the club beyond this season. Per Brian Lewis of the New York Post,

D’Angelo Russell will return from an extended absence for the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday vs. the San Antonio Spurs. The veteran floor general has been sidelined for five games after spraining his ankle during a Feb.

Going into night two of a back-to-back set, the Detroit Pistons are looking to bounce back against a Brooklyn Nets team that loaded up their injury report. The star guard D’Angelo Russell is among the names who will be out of the mix on Saturday.

The Brooklyn Nets will be without their starting point guard for at least the next two games. D’Angelo Russell will remain sidelined through the weekend as he recovers from an ankle sprain. The veteran has missed the team’s last three games after injuring his ankle during Thursday’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Brooklyn Nets have revealed the injury statuses for D'Angelo Russell and Cam Thomas ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Los Angeles Lakers could be ever shorthanded in their match against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. The Lakers have a long list of players on their injury report, including their superstar guard, Luka Dončić.

Doncic’s Lakers teammate Dorian Finney-Smith was traded to LA from the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 29, just 34 days before Doncic’s arrival. Finney-Smith and Doncic were teammates in Dallas for four and a half seasons where they made an impressive Western Conference Finals run,

LeBron James and Dorian Finney-Smith are out and Luka Doncic and Jaxson Hayes are questionable for Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Brooklyn Nets.