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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Jordan Farmar is averaging 8.7 points and 4.7 assists this season. (Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Lakers announced Wednesday that point guard Jordan Farmar will be sidelined for at least four weeks after tearing his left hamstring for the second time this season. A four-week absence will keep Farmar on the sidelines for L.A.'s next 15 games.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Farmar, 27, tore his hamstring on Dec. 1 and missed 10 games over the course of three-plus weeks before making his return during a Christmas Day loss to the Heat. He played four games for L.A. before suffering the latest tear during a Tuesday night loss to the Bucks.\u00A0According to the team, the two tears were in \"different locations.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It would be an understatement to say that the Lakers have endured injury woes this season. In addition to Farmar, who has been a valuable contributor off the bench this season, L.A. is currently without Kobe Bryant (knee), Steve Nash (back/nerves), Steve Blake (elbow) and Xavier Henry (knee). Pau Gasol and Wesley Johnson have also missed time recently due to illness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The rash of backcourt injuries has forced coach Mike D'Antoni to juggle his starting lineups, and the Lakers recently signed 2012 first-round pick Kendall Marshall, who was playing in the D-League. Marshall, Johnson, Jodie Meeks and Nick Young will continue to hold down the fort until\nL.A. (13-19) is currently in the midst of a six-game losing streak and has fallen to 13th in the Western Conference standings, 5.5 games out of the playoff picture.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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