The Los Angeles Lakers are about to receive some much-needed help.

According to Luke Walton, Larry Nance Jr. will return after Thanksgiving weekend:

Walton expects to have @Larrydn22 back after the ?? break, ready for the next game. Will confirm over the weekend at practice. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) November 23, 2017

Nance underwent surgery for a fractured left hand and hasn't played since November 2 when the Lakers fell to the Portland Trail Blazers. Without Nance, the team has been short on bigs, being forced to rely on Andrew Bogut for major rotation minutes. With all due respect to Bogut, he appears to be on his last legs and has been unable to contribute anything as far as a positive impact on the interior.

Prior to his injury, Nance averaged 10.6 points in 23.1 minutes per game as the team's starter at power forward. It is unclear at this moment if Nance will return to the starting lineup upon his return or if the Lakers will continue to start rookie Kyle Kuzma at power forward.

The Lakers' first game after the weekend is on Monday versus the Los Angeles Clippers.