Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford is expected to return to action Tuesday night against the Lakers, according to ESPN’s Arash Markazi.
I'm hearing Jamal Crawford has been cleared to play tonight. I reported last week this was his target return date.
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) April 7, 2015
Crawford, the team’s sixth man, has missed the last 17 games due to a calf injury. He is third on the Clippers in scoring, averaging 16.4 points per game.
Crawford’s return comes as the Clippers, currently fifth in the Western Conference, are looking to secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Los Angeles has a key game against Memphis on Saturday, whom the team trails by half a game for the third seed in the West. Portland holds the fourth seed by virtue of winning the Northwest division.
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