It’s all downhill for Radmanovic

Vladimir Radmanovic hasn’t yet formally apologized to teammates, but they’re aware of his admission of guilt.

“They’re calling him ‘Slalom Vlade,’ ” Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said.

The Lakers haven’t decided whether they will fine him for lost time since his confession that a separated right shoulder was caused by a snowboarding spill, not a fall on a slippery sheet of street ice in Park City, Utah, his initial explanation. He is banned from snowboarding in his contract and will miss seven more weeks.

“There’s a few things to clear up,” Jackson said. “I think that we’ll come to terms with that this next week, and then we’re moving forward.”

Radmanovic was bothered by a sprained ligament in his right hand earlier in the season, but it is feeling good enough that he will not get surgery on it while he sits out to rest his shoulder.

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Scottie Pippen continues to roam the periphery of the Lakers’ radar, although there doesn’t seem to be a dramatic sense of urgency to get to him.

“I’ll probably do that when I get back after this weekend,” Jackson said Sunday. “I’m sure there are other people out there that have needs like ours with their injuries and they know his experience. I know that he’s looking to help a team that’s a winning team. He didn’t mention us [yet] but mentioned some teams that were poised to make a playoff run. I haven’t heard from him.”

Pippen recently declared his desire to end a three-year retirement, but the Lakers wanted to wait and see what happened at last Thursday’s trade deadline.

Pippen, 41, averaged 5.9 points and 17.9 minutes in 23 games with Chicago in 2003-04, his last pro season.

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TONIGHT

at Utah, 6 PST, Channel 9

Site -- EnergySolutions Arena.

Radio -- 570, 1330.

Records -- Lakers 32-25, Jazz 37-18.

Record vs. Jazz -- 1-1.

Update -- Utah has the league’s second-best home record (22-6) and has won eight of its last nine games overall. All-Star center Mehmet Okur (back spasms) and forward Andrei Kirilenko (bruised knee) sat out Utah’s 105-87 victory Saturday against Boston.

mike.bresnahan@latimes.com