Steve Nash out at least 2 weeks with nerve pain

Steve Nash will miss at least two weeks because of persistent back pain, the Lakers announced.

Nash was found to have nerve root irritation after being examined in Los Angeles by back specialist Robert Watkins. Nash will have an epidural shot Tuesday and be reevaluated in 10 days.

The nerves in his back affect the feeling in his left hamstring, leading to lack of mobility and pain that is "nearly constant," Nash said.