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Pau Gasol to start upon return

Updated: January 16, 2013, 7:20 PM ET
By Dave McMenamin | ESPNLosAngeles.com

LOS ANGELES -- "Earlsanity" might be taking the Los Angeles Lakers by storm, but Earl Clark will have to adjust to life off the bench again soon.

Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said that Pau Gasol will assume Clark's spot in the starting lineup as soon as he returns from the concussion that has sidelined the star forward for the past five games.

"(Bringing Gasol off the bench) would be tough," D'Antoni said before Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. "We'll see (how) everything ...

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