Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol is expected to be out a minimum of six to eight weeks with a tear in the plantar fascia of his right foot, the team announced.

Gasol was examined by foot specialist Dr. Kenneth Jung on Thursday in Los Angeles, and he confirmed the injury, which originally was diagnosed Wednesday after an MRI.

The Lakers aren't sure whether Gasol will need surgery, sources told ESPNLosAngeles.com.

Gasol tweeted that he's "hoping to recover asap so I can be back with the team and keep fighting until the end of the season. #GoLakers #AlwaysPositive"

Gasol was injured in Tuesday night's win over the Brooklyn Nets.

"I tweaked my fascia in the first half, so I was dealing with quite a bit of soreness in the second half," Gasol said after the game. "So I couldn't do certain things.

"I was dealing with it, but that play when I tried to jump off of it and try go block the shot (by Brooklyn's Brook Lopez), just as I took off, I felt a pop in the bottom of my foot on my fascia and I couldn't get up. I'm worried about it."