Metta World Peace will play vs. Hornets, Steve Nash out

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said at Tuesday's shoot around that Metta World Peace will play against the New Orleans Hornets at the Staples Center, but won't start.

Guard Steve Nash has been ruled out of Tuesday's game with a hamstring injury that has kept him out the past three games.

World Peace is back less than two weeks after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, a procedure that was supposed to keep him out six weeks.