Los Angeles Lakers F Jarred Vanderbilt has been medically cleared to make his season debut on Saturday against the Golden State Warriors on ABC, barring any unforeseen setbacks, sources tell ESPN.

In his season debut, Vanderbilt shows he can ease the defensive burden on Anthony Davis, Dorian Finney-Smith, Max Christie and even LeBron.

Vanderbilt chipped in zero points (0-3 FG, 0-1 3Pt), two rebounds and one assist over 17 minutes during Monday's 132-113 win over Utah. Vanderbilt usually gets the job done for the Lakers on the ...

via Twitter @LakersReporter / January 22, 2025 Shams Charania: Los Angeles Lakers F Jarred Vanderbilt has been medically cleared to make his season debut on Saturday against the Golden State ...

Prior to the trade deadline, the Lakers lacked role players that embraced playing defense. Although, Jarred Vanderbilt’s return flipped that around and head coach JJ Redick credited Vanderbilt by ...

This week, we’ll (AGAIN) talk about the deadline, this time through the lens of Jarred Vanderbilt, the Lakers owning who they are as the first step to recovery, and some final thoughts on an ...

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — After nearly a year of rehab and recovery, Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt was medically cleared to make his season debut on Saturday against the Golden State ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have been without one of their top perimeter defenders for nearly a year. But that's all about to change. It was revealed on Wednesday that veteran Los Angeles power forward ...

via Twitter @LakersReporter / January 22 ... They continue to evaluate their roster and are cautiously optimistic that Jarred Vanderbilt’s looming return will give them clarity as to which ...

"It's close, but it's not going to be this week."-via Twitter @LakersReporter / January 13, 2025 Dave McMenamin: Jarred Vanderbilt has been assigned to the South Bay Lakers, the team announced.