Bogdanovic And House Jr. Set To Return Against Lakers
Mar 31, 2022, 12:16 PM | Updated: 12:32 pm
Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz will gladly welcome back Bojan Bogdanovic and Danuel House Jr. tonight when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on TNT.
Bogdanovic has missed the last nine games with a calf strain while House Jr. has missed eight games after suffering a bone bruise in his knee.
The Jazz have struggled mightily in their absences having lost six of nine games without Bogdanovic and five of eight without House Jr.
The @utahjazz are inching closer to having their full playoff roster available.
Danuel House Jr. and Bojan Bogdanovic are available.
Hassan Whiteside and Trent Forrest remain out. #TakeNote | @kslsports
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) March 31, 2022
Bogdanovic is the Jazz second-leading scorer this season averaging 18.1 points per game while shooting an efficient 45 percent from the floor and 39 percent from the three-point line.
House Jr. is the Jazz best on-all ball defender and leads the team in three-point shooting percentage at 44 percent.
With both players now available against the Lakers, the Jazz are inching closer to a full rotation ahead of the playoffs.
The team will still be without Hassan Whiteside who has missed the team’s last three games with a sprained foot and is unavailable again against LA.
Reserve guard Trent Forrest suffered a concussion after taking a stray elbow from Rudy Gobert in the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday and is also unavailable against the Lakers.
Before leaving the #UTAvsLAC game, Forrest had two points, two rebounds, and three assists in seven minutes of action. 🙏#TakeNote https://t.co/gz6iZxh1iu
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 30, 2022
Forrest’s concussion is his second this season and has no set return date. The second-year guard is on a two-way contract and would have to have his deal converted to a full-time contract if the Jazz want to keep him on the roster into the playoffs.
The Lakers will be shorthanded when they travel to face the Jazz. Neither LeBron James nor Anthony Davis will be in uniform tonight at Vivint Arena.
Broadcast
Bogdanovic, House Jr., and the Jazz and Lakers will tip-off at 8 pm MT and can be heard on KSL NewsRadio and The Zone Sports Network. The game will be televised on TNT and FuboTV.
