Westbrook exits loss early with hamstring injury

Lakers defender Russell Westbrook volition beryllium reevaluated Saturday aft exiting Los Angeles' 133-86 nonaccomplishment to the big Sacramento Kings connected Friday nighttime with a near hamstring injury.

Westbrook exited the tribunal successful the archetypal quarter, but it was unclear however helium suffered the injury.

Coach Darvin Ham said aft the crippled that Westbrook told him helium thought he'd beryllium OK.

Westbrook was coming disconnected the seat successful the Lakers' preseason finale, a determination Ham said earlier the crippled was "not a demotion" but "a realignment."

Westbrook entered midway done the archetypal 4th and missed 2 3-pointers and had 2 turnovers successful 5 minutes earlier leaving with the injury.

LeBron James led the Lakers with 12 points, playing 20 minutes. Los Angeles besides was without Anthony Davis, with the large antheral skipping the travel for precautionary reasons due to the fact that of lower-back tightness.

Davis is expected to beryllium successful the lineup Tuesday for the regular-season opener astatine the defending champion Golden State Warriors.

Point defender Dennis Schroder besides did not play against the Kings due to the fact that of a thumb wounded that volition sideline him for the commencement of the season, sources told ESPN.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.