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Lakers’ Nash expects to play Friday

Alan Draper

Sports Editor

Updated 2 years ago on October 15, 2021 • 1 min read

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash said he will play in Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, but that is likely to be his final game of the season, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Friday.

Nash, 40, has battled a nerve issue in his back all season, and if he plays Friday as expected, it will be just his 14th game of the season. He last played in a game on Tuesday.

Nash is unlikely to be able to recover sufficiently to play in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. He probably will shut it down for the final few weeks of the season.

He is averaging 7.3 points and 5.7 assists this season.

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Alan Draper

Alan is an expert gambling writer who works as one of the chief editors for Basketball Insiders. He has been covering online gambling and sports betting for over 8 years, having written for the likes of Sportlens, Compare.bet, The Sports Daily, 90min, and TopRatedCasinos.co.uk. His particular specialisms include US online casinos and gambling regulations, and soccer and basketball betting. Based in London, Alan holds an MA in English Literature and is a passionate supporter of Chelsea FC.