Lakers' guard Trevor Ariza will seek a third opinion on his broken right foot, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.

Coach Phil Jackson admitted the decision before the team's Game Three loss to the Jazz on Friday night.

"I still have optimism," Jackson said. "The second round is a long way from being over. We can only hope we had the same kind of success in the last round, but we certainly can't count on that."

Ariza has been sidelined since January, and recent CT scans of his foot have revealed that it's not fully healed. However, it seems possible that he could play again this postseason if Ariza gets the right third opinion.

"He got a second opinion [Friday], and we're going to sit down and discuss it a little bit," Jackson said. "It's optimistic. . . . There's been some suggestion that perhaps this is as good as it's going to heal, and perhaps he doesn't have to be as cautious as it was suggested before,"

Via The Salt Lake Tribune

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