The Los Angeles Lakers were without power forward Pau Gasol for the fifth consecutive game Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks as he is dealing with a concussion. Though this season has been very turbulent for Gasol, coach Mike D'Antoni intends to keep the Spaniard in the starting lineup.
"(Bringing Gasol off the bench) would be tough," D'Antoni said before Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. "We'll see (how) everything kind of plays out the way it is, but that's not my intention right now."
When D'Antoni was asked a string of follow-up questions about Gasol's role when he returns, the coach allowed that bringing the Spaniard off the bench could be a future consideration.
"We're going down a road that I don't want to go yet, so we'll worry about that when it gets there," D'Antoni said.
Gasol has struggled this season, averaging just 12.2 points on 41.6 shooting-both career lows within his 12 year career.
Since beginning his recovery process Gasol has remained optimistic about making his return against the Miami Heat Thursday night.
"I think with the day that I had and now I'm going to see how my body, my brain reacts the next couple of hours." Gasol said.
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