Former IU basketball one-and-done star Jalen Hood-Schifino won’t play for the Los Angeles Lakers this summer.
The Lakers reported Hood-Schifino underwent a successful lumbar microdiscectomy procedure on March 21. He is still rehabilitating and was not included on their 2024 summer league roster released on Tuesday.
Hood-Schifino appeared in just 21 games for the Lakers as a rookie and averaged 5.2 minutes and 1.6 points per game. He spent time in the G League where he averaged 22 points and shot 43.2% from three.
Injuries have plagued Hood-Schifino since his arrival in Los Angeles. He also missed the first two weeks of his rookie season with a knee injury. Prior to that fall injury, Hood-Schifino was making a strong impression at the Lakers training camp.
Hood-Schifino was chosen in the first round of the June NBA Draft with the 17th overall pick. His Lakers teammate, center Chris Castleton, spoke about Hood-Schifino last week.
“So, the plan is he’s still rehabbing and getting himself right from his previous injury,” Castleton said in an interview with Lakers Nation’s Trevor Lane and Sean Davis. “So, just focusing on that, taking that day-by-day and that’s really all I have right now as far as that. So, just being able to take this summer as a stepping stool for him from the injuries and just being able to go into the summer fully 100 percent, but he’s doing really good as well.”
The Pittsburgh product started all 32 games played for IU in 2022-23. He was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 0.8 steals per game.
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