After the game in the best of-seven series was over, after he had chased high-scoring Suns guard Devin Booker all over the court, after Caldwell-Pope said he was still “sore” from the injury, the Lakers guard said he hopes to play in Game 4 here Sunday. “I’ve got two days for rest and recovery, and I hope I’m ready to go Sunday.”AdvertisementCaldwell-Pope was injured when running into Booker, who extended his body into Caldwell-Pope, forcing the Lakers guard to go down. Caldwell-Pope eventually limped to the Lakers’ locker room with 4 minutes 16 seconds left in the third quarter, never to return. His primary job in this best-of-seven series that the Lakers lead 2-1 is to hound Booker all over the court. Advertisement× Highlights from the Lakers’ Game 3 playoff win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 28, 2021 11:26 UTC