India, Dec. 1 -- The Los Angeles Lakers centre DeAndre Ayton had to deal with a knee injury during the fourth quarter of the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. A report published by Newsweek claimed that with a little over seven minutes to go, Ayton was defending in the paint before grabbing at his knee during gameplay.

The report further noted that the Lakers had to stop the action with a timeout, and this allowed Ayton to return to the bench. He slowly walked back with a limp, indicating signs of being in obvious pain, as per Newsweek. The Sporting News reported that Ayton seemed to have bumped knees with a Pelicans player. The Lakers head coach, JJ Redick, later shared his views on the Ayton injury.

The Newsweek article...