Updated: October 10, 2012, 7:03 am ET

Sources: No Back Surgery for Jordan Hill

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill, the top frontline backup to All-Stars Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol, doesn’t need surgery for a herniated disc in his back and will return to the lineup before the Oct. 30 season opener, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Hill, 25, will undergo core strength training on his back to rehabilitate the injury, sources said. He could return to practice within 10-14 days, but Hill’s rehab process will be fluid depending on how his back responds to treatment, sources said.

via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports

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