The Los Angeles Lakers Reportedly Have Interest In Adding This Player Who Took An Elbow To The Head From Brooklyn Nets' Blake Griffin Last Season While Playing For The Indiana Pacers

According to Marc Stein, JaKarr Sampson is a candidate to be signed by the Los Angles Lakers. Sampson played for the Indiana Pacers last season.

According to Marc Stein, the Los Angeles Lakers could sign JaKarr Sampson. 

The article from Stein can be read here, and a Tweet from Stein with the article, and a Tweet from Hoop Central with a quote from the story can be seen embedded below. 

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Report: JaKarr Sampson and Tim Frazier are two names that have “emerged as candidates for the two roster spots that the Lakers plan to fill,” via @TheSteinLine pic.twitter.com/2arhQPabk3

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Sampson averaged 4.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game for the Indiana Pacers last season. 

He's spent the last two seasons with the Pacers, and has also played for the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls. 

Last season when the Pacers played the Brooklyn Nets, Blake Griffin elbowed Sampson in the head, and the video can be seen in a post that is embedded below from the NBA Official's Twitter account. 

Blake Griffin (BKN) has been assessed a Flagrant Foul 1 upon league review for his contact against JaKarr Sampson (IND) at 9:44 of the 4th quarter on 4/29/21. pic.twitter.com/w7OtFgB682

— NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) April 30, 2021

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