LOS ANGELES — Lakers guard Dennis Schroder tested negative for COVID-19 but will be out at least a week because of potential exposure to the coronavirus through contact tracing, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Lakers coach Frank Vogel said on Saturday the team has a “more firm timeline” on Schroder, who will be sidelined an additional three games after being a late scratch in Thursday’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets because of the league’s health and safety protocols. He will be out Saturday against the Miami Heat, Monday against the Washington Wizards and Wednesday against the Utah Jazz.
Schroder will be in seven-day quarantine during that time, sources told Wojnarowski.
L.A. hopes to have Schroder back in the lineup on Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Schroder has started 29 games for Lakers this season, averaging 14.2 points, 4.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds.
Vogel said he would start Wesley Matthews in Schroder’s place against the Heat.
Schroder is only the third Lakers player to fall out of the health and safety protocols this season, joining Alex Caruso and Alfonzo McKinnie. L.A. is one of a handful of teams to not have any games postponed because of COVID-19, with more than a third of the season already complete.