Update: The Los Angeles Lakers told reporter Kyle Goon and others that Miles Simon has pneumonia and will not coach Saturday night.
The team said Simon will be considered day-to-day after Saturday's game.
Lakers say Miles Simon, who was seen last night after the game in a stretcher, has pneumonia. He will miss tomorrow's game against the Clippers.
— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) October 5, 2018
Thursday night: Lakers assistant coach Miles Simon was seen leaving the locker room in Staples Center on a stretcher following Los Angeles' preseason win over the Kings on Thursday night.
Lakers Film Room and The Athletic's Bill Oram first tweeted about the former Arizona Wildcats' scary moment.
Miles Simon just left the locker room on a stretcher. No details yet.
— Laker Film Room (@LakerFilmRoom) October 5, 2018
No details have been released about Simon's incident, but ESPN's David McMenamin reported that Simon was sitting up and conscious with medical personnel escorting him.
Lakers assistant coach Miles Simon was carted through Staples Center after the game on a stretcher and accompanied by medical personnel. He was sitting up and conscious. Lakers coach Luke Walton said he was not going to speak about Simon’s condition.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) October 5, 2018
“I don’t know what’s going on but I’m not going to talk about Miles. He can talk about that,” head coach Luke Walton told Oram.
Luke Walton: “I don’t know what’s going on but I’m not going to talk about Miles. He can talk about that.”
— Bill Oram (@billoram) October 5, 2018
Simon was hired to Walton's staff last season and served as the Lakers' head coach during the most recent NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
