Javale Mcgee Hands On Head

Howard started at center over mcgee in the second half of game 3 on tuesday a 114 106 loss for the lakers.

Javale mcgee hands on head - Lakers head coach frank vogel told reporters on monday that starting center javale mcgee is currently questionable to play in tuesday evening s game 3. Javale mcgee javalemcgee august 4 2020 mcgee in his 12 th year in the nba and his second with the lakers has been the starter for the lakers all season averaging 6 5 points 5 7. Lakers head coach frank vogel told reporters on zoom after the team s monday practice that javale mcgee was questionable to play in the third game of the western conference semifinals with a. His playing time during the postseason went down as head coach frank vogel looked at different lineups and had his team play smaller against certain teams.

By harrison faigen hmfaigen sep 12 2020 11 52am pdt share this story. Mcgee averaged 16 6 minutes in 68 games during the regular season as the lakers starting center. Thus the lakers will continue their pivot towards a smaller more shooting friendly starting lineup that they began in the second half of game 3 where morris first got the. Contact follow cisabelg mwcwire.

The more athletic howard s ability to pester jokic and impede his passing likely earned him the nod over normal starting center javale mcgee. Javale mcgee and dwight howard haven t taken it personally and are trying to help the lakers in any other way they can. Howard is averaging 4 3 fouls in just 14 4 minutes per game for the series. In tonight s key game 4 of the lakers second round series against the rockets forward markieff morris will start in place of center javale mcgee according to mike trudell of spectrum sportsnet twitter link.

Mcgee left game 2 in the second half and did not return after feeling pain in his left ankle. Lakers center javale mcgee partnered with dove and uninterrupted in a public service announcement to promote hand washing during the covid 19 pandemic. He played college basketball for the nevada wolf pack he was selected 18th overall by the washington wizards in the 2008 nba draft he is a three time nba champion having won consecutive titles with the golden state warriors in 2017.