PHOENIX (AP) -Alvin Gentry says he welcomes the rest before the start of the Western Conference finals, a weeklong hiatus that the Phoenix coach believes will make 7-footer Robin Lopez available for the series.
Lopez, out since March 23 with a back injury (bulging disk), scrimmaged on Tuesday in the team’s first practice since wrapping up a four-game sweep of the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.
Gentry says Lopez won’t be able to step in and play at the level that he was when he was injured but that it would help just to have him out there against the big Los Angeles Lakers.
The Suns open the series against the reigning NBA champions Monday night in Los Angeles.
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