Bronny James, Dalton Knecht excused from Lakers practice as cut rumors swirl

As rumors swirl about their pending roster crunch, the Lakers were without two players during Monday’s practice. Third-year wing Dalton Knecht and third-year guard Bronny James were excused from the session, according to Lakers coach JJ Redick. The Lakers have until 2 p.m.to reduce their roster from 16 players at the maximum of 15 on Monday. Redick said the Lakers had a couple of players who were “under the weather” before adding that James and Knecht were excused from practice. Redick added that the Lakers hadn’t made a decision about their roster crunch as of the time of post-practice media availability....