Lakers' Young out Friday against Bucks

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without eccentric shooting guard Nick Young on Friday night when they play host to the Milwaukee Bucks, reports Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News.

Young has been battling the ill-effects of a knee injury that he sustained last Sunday. Though an MRI examination came back negative, the injury kept him out of the Lakers' Wednesday night match-up against the Utah Jazz.

The 29-year-old is chipping in with 13.4 points per game off the bench, while shooting a woeful 36.6 percent from the field.