NBA: Lakers point guard Steve Blake out six weeks with elbow woes

EL SEGUNDO — Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake will be out at least six weeks with a torn ligament in his right elbow.

Blake on the injury: “I’m still a little shocked right now.” pic.twitter.com/MQxmva3lTs

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 12, 2013

Blake's injury was announced Thursday (Friday, PHL time) by the Lakers, whose three point guards are all injured.

Blake was hurt November 26 in a game at Washington, but kept playing with the injury. The Lakers' team doctors diagnosed the tear in an examination Wednesday.

Blake said he won't have surgery, but will attempt to return this season with platelet-rich plasma injections.

The Lakers also are without point guards Steve Nash and Jordan Farmar. Nash has been out since Nov. 10 with nerve root irritation, and Farmar has been out since December 1 with a torn left hamstring.

Jodie Meeks and Kobe Bryant will fill in at point guard. - AP