Injuries Plague Jazz and Lakers in Playoff Push

Utah Jazz rookie center Walker Kessler has entered concussion protocol, likely ending his season, and the team is also without Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton. With just a week remaining in the season, the Jazz are falling further back of the play-in spots and are nearly as close to finishing with the seventh-best lottery odds as they are the 10th seed in the play-in race. The Lakers are set to play the Jazz on Tuesday and Sunday this week, and without three of their best remaining players, the team is low on depth, making it an easier game for the Lakers than previously believed.