Lakers rookie Adou Thiero to miss at least 4 weeks with MCL sprain

Lakers rookie Adou Thiero will be sidelined for at least one month because of a right knee injury.

The team announced on Wednesday night that Thiero was diagnosed with a right MCL sprain and will be re-evaluated in about four weeks.

It was unclear at the time of the Lakers’ announcement how and when Theiro suffered the injury. The 6-foot-7 forward played in the team’s past six games, including three fourth-quarter minutes in Tuesday night’s home loss to the Detroit Pistons, and 15 of their last 18 games.