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Ronnie Price out for rest of season with elbow injury

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Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley, top, tries to get a loose ball away from Los Angeles Lakers guard Ronnie Price during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. The Los Angeles Lakers won 118-111 in overtime. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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Kobe Bryant, Julius Randle and Steve Nash have company.

Ronnie Price joins them as a Laker who won’t play again this season.

Baxter Holmes of ESPN:

Los Angeles Lakers backup point guard Ronnie Price will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery Wednesday to remove a bone spur in his right elbow, Lakers coach Byron Scott told reporters after practice at their facility Tuesday.

Price took the starting-point-guard job from Jeremy Lin before surrendering it to Jordan Clarkson. The Lakers are better off developing their young players like Clarkson the rest of the season, anyway.

There’s a chance this ends the career of the 31-year-old Price, who had to work his way onto Los Angeles’ roster before the season.

At least we’ll always have this: