After missing about a month with an injured left ankle, Landry Shamet will be back in the Clippers‘ lineup Saturday night, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The second-year guard, who was diagnosed with a Grade 2 high ankle sprain, started the first 10 games of the season before getting hurt. He was averaging 9.1 points per night and shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc.
Saturday night will mark Shamet’s first chance to play alongside Paul George, notes Jovan Buha of The Athletic. George was still recovering from shoulder surgery when the season began and didn’t make his Clippers debut until after Shamet was injured.
Shamet will add another dimension to an L.A. team that is already among the league’s best with a 20-7 record. Buha calls him the team’s best shooter and a better-than-average defender who will provide another ball-handler in the backcourt.
