Lakers reserve forward Luke Walton practiced Monday for the first time since sustaining a strained right hamstring two weeks ago and was targeting Thursday’s exhibition against Golden State as a return to game action.
“It felt good,” Walton said Monday. “It’s not tugging on me, which is great. I still didn’t really like explode and didn’t ever really go as hard as I could to the basket, but I was running, sprinting, passing and cutting, and all of that felt great. A very good sign.”
There’s a small chance that Walton could play Tuesday in the Lakers exhibition against Utah, but Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said he didn’t envision “throwing him out there” after only one day of practice.
Walton sat out most of last season because of recurring back problems but he hasn’t reported any major issues with his back this fall.
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