Yep, this just in: Lakers' Trevor Ariza out 8 weeks with broken foot.

Trevor reportedly fractured his foot in practice Sunday, and now joins the likes of Andrew Bynum, Chris Mihm, and Vlad Rad on the sidelines.

Ariza averaged 6.5 PPG in in 24 games in Los Angeles. Ariza's defense and athleticism quickly got me on his side, and I think countless others can agree.

Oh yeah, remember that guy I brought up a couple of days ago; DJ Mbenga? Well, the Lakers signed him to 10-day today. Mbenga averaged just over 1 and 1 in a handful of games with Golden State.

Slshusker had this to say about Mbenga in the comments of my previous post: Having watched 'Beng in Dallas, I'll say this, the guy is good for 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds and that's it. There's a reason two teams have let him go and it has nothing to do with his being a good guy. He hasn't delivered.

The Lakers play host to the Nuggs tonight at 7:30 PM... This is really starting to look like last season.

[edit: 5:08 PM]
I just got off the phone with my mom, and apparently Ariza's injury was covered on some of the local news outlets last night. Being in San Diego, I had no clue until teh internetz did, so maybe it wasn't 'just in,' but it's still newsworthy... and borderline emotionally crippling to some of us...


Lakers' Trevor Ariza out 8 weeks with broken foot; Mbenga signs [Fox Sports]

Welcome, DJ Mbenga!!! [LA Times Lakers Blog]