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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Pau Gasol has been sidelined with a torn plantar fascia since early February. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pau Gasol is on track to join Kobe Bryant in returning to the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup Friday against the Washington Wizards, according to coach Mike D'Antoni.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gasol participated in a scrimmage Wednesday, the first time he's practiced full-court during his recovery from a torn plantar fascia suffered in February.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;D'Antoni said Gasol still must see how his foot reacts after Wednesday's practice before deciding if he plays Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bryant is also expected back after resting his badly sprained ankle, giving D'Antoni optimism that the Lakers can make a playoff run beginning with the Wizards at home and an ensuing four-game road trip to Golden State, Minnesota, Milwaukee and Sacramento.\"When they're all 100 percent, I think it can work,\" D'Antoni said, noting that Steve Nash, Dwight Howard and Gasol have all been limited physically this season.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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