NBA Lakers head coach Redick came with good news on the 23rd Beijing time, defensive titan Vanderbilt, who has been absent for nearly one year due to injury, said after an examination that his body has recovered and is expected to return to the court when he faces the Warriors on Sunday, Beijing time.

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Vanderbilt's right foot sprained on Feb. 1 last year and underwent surgery during the offseason in May has left him sidelined from training camp in September and even found water in his left knee in December, delaying his recovery until the near future.

Referring to Vanderbilt's imminent return, Redick said that the recovery time is quite long, so they will remain patient, "I and he and the medical team will discuss and care about him again on Saturday (US time), if he feels well, he will be able to play, but there is no guarantee that he will be able to play, as long as there are no accidents, he will be able to contribute on the field that day." ”

Vanderbilt had limited participation in practice today, with the coach and other players who were not on the roster, having a full 4-on-4 training session, and he was about to return to the court after a long absence, admitting that he hadn't played for a long time, and aside from those natural nervousness, it was more exciting, "I think it's an exciting time, the whole rehab process has not felt like this, but this period has been very exciting for me. ”

In September last year, Vanderbilt signed a four-year contract extension with the Lakers worth a total of $48 million, and played in 29 games last season, averaging 5.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, which is one of the defensive locks that the team relies on.