He was suffering from a recurrence of nerve problems stemming from an earlier collision to his left leg with Chicago's Kirk Hinrich, and the Lakers wanted to give Kendall Marshall and Jordan Farmar more playing time.
He mengalami kambuh masalah saraf setelah kaki kirinya bertabrakan dengan Kirk Hinrich dari Chicago, dan Lakers ingin memberi Kendall Marshall dan Jordan Farmar waktu bermain lebih.