Trevor Ariza Has Been Cleared to Practice!

Finally! Trevor Ariza will be on the floor for the Lakers soon enough to play in either the late games of this series with the Utah Jazz or if the Lakers manage to knock out Deron Williams and company, Ariza will be able to play in the Western Conference Finals.

Trevor Ariza has been out of commission for the Lakers since January, getting injured like a week after Andrew Bynum went down with the knee injury, Ariza suffered a fractured foot which wasn't healing correctly, but now the doctors have cleared the defensive specialist to practice without restriction which is nothing but good news for the Lakers.

With Ariza in the lineup, the Lakers should be a much better defensive team which should come in handy if he can return for this series against Williams, but more importantly if they face the Spurs they will have someone to throw at Manu Ginobili or Chris Paul if the Hornets beat the defending champs.