<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-players-christmas-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'LeBron James, Anthony Davis among players on Christmas injury report');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_1134.jpeg"></figure><h1>LeBron James, Anthony Davis among players on Christmas injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T19:17:49-08:00">December 24th, 7:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T19:17:49-08:00">December 24th, 7:17pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-hypes-christmas-matchup-vs-steph-curry">Lakers will take on the Golden State Warriors in a big Christmas</a> Day matchup. The Lakers have been battling the injury bug this season, and they might be a little short-handed against the Warriors on Christmas. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are listed on the team’s report, and there’s one new notable addition.</p><p>LeBron James and Anthony Davis are <a href="https://x.com/mcten/status/1871723157432017089" rel="noopener">both listed as questionable</a> on the Lakers injury report for their Christmas game against the Warriors, as per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.</p><p>James has now played in four straight games since being sidelined with a foot injury. Davis suffered an injury scare against the Memphis Grizzlies on Dec. 15, and he’s been listed with that shoulder injury since even though he hasn’t had to miss any games.</p><p>But the one new name that stands out is D’Angelo Russell. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dangelo-russell-crucial-injury-update-jj-redick-pistons-loss">Russell apparently has a thumb injury that was alluded to by JJ Redick</a> following the Lakers’ loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Russell came out of the game late in the fourth quarter, headed for the locker room and did not return. Redick mentioned that he was getting either his hand or thumb checked out.</p><p>Based on the last couple of games, it’s likely that James and Davis will both play against the Warriors. But Russell is another matter. A firm update on him likely won’t come until sometime before the game. Russell was coming off two strong road performances against the Sacramento Kings before Monday’s game against the Pistons.</p><p>In addition to James, Davis and Russell, Jaxson Hayes, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jalen Hood-Schifino and Christian Wood all remain out. Vanderbilt and Wood have yet to make their 2024-25 season debuts.</p><p>Prior to the Lakers’ game against the Pistons, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaxson-hayes-christian-wood-get-key-injury-update-per-jj-redick">Redick acknowledged that there is no new injury update for either Hayes or Wood</a>. He was not asked about Vanderbilt.</p><p>The Lakers had won three straight games before the Pistons loss. They have won two straight road games though heading into the big matchup with the Warriors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James, Anthony Davis among players on Christmas injury report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-anthony-davis-roasted-pistons-malik-beasley-hot-mic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Anthony Davis roasted by Pistons’ Malik Beasley on hot mic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Davis-roasted-by-Pistons-Malik-Beasley-on-hot-mic.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Anthony Davis roasted by Pistons’ Malik Beasley on hot mic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T07:21:49-08:00">December 24th, 7:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T07:21:49-08:00">December 24th, 7:21am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Drawing fouls in the NBA is a skill, and on Monday night, Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis tried to get one off of the Detroit Pistons in the first quarter.</p><p>While trying to attack the paint, Davis fished a foul from Pistons forward Simone Fontecchio that he also probably got a referee to call with some vocal help. Davis added some drama to the play by shouting when he felt contact from Fontecchio.</p><p>Right after the whistle was blown, Pistons guard Malik Beasley was heard roasting Davis over the latter’s attempt to get the refs’ attention.</p><p>“Hey, just because you say ‘AYYY AYYY,'[it] don’t mean it’s a foul!” Beasley told Davis, who went 1-for-2 at the foul line after the foul call.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis while trying to draw a foul: "Aaayyyyyyy"</p><p>Malik Beasley: "Hey, just cuz you say AYYY AYYY don't mean it's a foul!" 😭🤣<a href="https://t.co/bOrQWuH8GR">pic.twitter.com/bOrQWuH8GR</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1871413773317361921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Generating shots from the free throw line is an important part of the game for obvious reasons. It’s a great chance to get points without worrying about the opposing defense while also creating additional limits to the player and the team committing the foul. For what it’s worth, Davis and the Lakers are third in the NBA so far in the 2024-25 NBA regular season with 24.2 free-throw attempts per game and fourth overall with 16.9 percent of their total points coming from the charity stripe.</p><h2><b>The Lakers can’t seem to solve the Pistons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Los-Angeles-Lakers-forward-Anthony-Davis-3-shoots-against-the-Detroit-Pistons.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Los Angeles got a total of 25 free-throw attempts against Detroit, but that ultimately did not matter, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-vs-lakers-predictions-odds-pick-12-23-2024">with the Pistons upsetting the Lakers via a 117-114 score</a>. That also means that the Lakers have lost both of their only two meetings in the regular season versus Detroit. The Pistons won the first one at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit in November, 115-103.</p><p>Davis finished Sunday’s game with 19 points and 10 rebounds plus six assists and two blocks while shooting 7-for-14 from the field and 4-for-8 from the foul line. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-stunning-performance-40th-birthday-fans-buzzing">Agless basketball wonder LeBron James</a> paced the Lakers with 28 points on 10-for-16 shooting from the floor to go along with 11 assists and 11 rebounds for another triple-double.</p><p>Davis and the Lakers, who dropped to 16-13 following another loss to Detroit, will look to pick the pieces up this Wednesday against the Golden State Christmas on a Christmas Day matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Anthony Davis roasted by Pistons’ Malik Beasley on hot mic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-playing-pistons-latest-injury-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'Are LeBron James, Anthony Davis playing vs. Pistons? 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Lakers’ Latest injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T09:03:07-08:00">December 23rd, 9:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T09:03:07-08:00">December 23rd, 9:03am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers host the Detriot Pistons on Monday night. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-status-pistons-la-injury-report">LeBron James and Anthony Davis are on the injury report</a>. Both Lakers players are listed as <a href="https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2024-25-season/" rel="noopener">questionable</a>. James is dealing with a left foot injury, while Davis has a left shoulder contusion after going for 10 points and 15 rebounds against the Sacramento Kings. James finished with 32 points and seven rebounds. <i>Here’s everything we know about LeBron James and Anthony Davis’ injuries and their playing status vs. the Pistons.</i></p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>LeBron James injury status vs. Pistons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-superstar-LeBron-James-next-to-Lakers-All-Star-Anthony-Davis.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Given LeBron James’s questionable injury report, the initial assumption is that he will suit against the Pistons. LeBron and AD are leading the Lakers with a 16-12 record, which is sixth in the Western Conference standings.</p><p>This is another opportunity to add a W in the win column. Perhaps the Lakers will clear James for Monday’s game to build off their three-game winning streak despite going 5-5 in their last ten outings. Davis wasn’t as sharp as LeBron. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-mic-catches-lebron-james-shutting-down-kings-fan-nsfw-diss">James is coming off of his 32-point performance</a> against the Kings.</p><p>However, Davis has dominated since the start of the Lakers’ winning streak. He continued his streak of six consecutive double-doubles, starting with a 40-point, 16-rebound performance in the Lakers’ 116-110 win against the Grizzlies. Then, he nearly went 20/20 (21 points, 19 rebounds) in Los Angeles’ first win against the Kings (113-100) before picking up their second on December 21.</p><p>Meanwhile, James has remained relatively consistent throughout December. In his last seven games, he has averaged 24.9 points on 47% shooting, 8.3 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 1.1 blocks, and 1.1 steals. James flirted with a triple-double in the Lakers’ last meeting against the Pistons, finishing with 20 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds in a 115-103 loss. Davis scored 37 points and pulled nine rebounds in the same game on November 4.</p><p>Still, regarding James and Davis’ status for Monday’s game, there’s a good chance we’ll see both players in action at the Crypto.com Arena.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Are LeBron James, Anthony Davis playing vs. Pistons? Lakers’ Latest injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-status-pistons-la-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'LeBron James, Anthony Davis status vs Pistons after appearing on Lakers’ injury report');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_1129.jpeg"></figure><h1>LeBron James, Anthony Davis status vs Pistons after appearing on Lakers’ injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T21:24:22-08:00">December 22nd, 9:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T21:24:22-08:00">December 22nd, 9:24pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers will return home on Monday against the Detroit Pistons following a successful 2-0 mini-road trip against the Sacramento Kings. For a team that has seen <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-la-intriguing-lebron-james-anthony-davis-injury-updates-grizzlies-game">their share of injury concerns</a> this season, the Lakers listed both LeBron James and Anthony Davis <a href="https://x.com/Dave_Yapkowitz/status/1870997668207685716" rel="noopener">on their injury report</a> ahead of their matchup with the Pistons.</p><p>Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis were listed on the Lakers’ injury report as questionable. James has been dealing with a foot issue while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-exits-kings-game-amid-injury-scare">Davis suffered a brief injury scare</a> against the Kings on Thursday.</p><p>Davis first tweaked his shoulder against the Memphis Grizzlies back on Dec. 15. He exited that game only to return and finish out the win. The same thing happened against the Kings as he ultimately came back into the game.</p><p>James has now played in three straight games since missing two games and being listed with a left foot injury. Both players’ inclusion on the team’s injury report is likely just precautionary. They will both probably be available as the Lakers return home against the Pistons.</p><p>As far as the rest of the injury report, Jaxson Hayes, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Christian Wood and Jarred Vanderbilt all remain out.</p><h2><b>Lakers on a win streak</b></h2><p>Coming into Monday’s matchup with Detroit, the Lakers have won three straight games. They defeated the Grizzlies at home last weekend in one of their best wins of the season. They then followed that up with back to back solid road wins against the Kings.</p><p>The team’s win streak has coincided with James’ return to the lineup. In the three games <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/lebron-james-stats-in-the-last-3-games" rel="noopener">since he’s been back</a>, he’s averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists, as per StatMuse. He’s been shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 66.7 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>He exploded for one of his best games of the season thus far in the Lakers’ most recent win against the Kings on Saturday. He finished with 32 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals.</p><p>The middle of the pack in the Western Conference is so close that with the recent win streak, the Lakers have jumped up into sixth place in the standings after hovering near ninth/tenth. A margin of one and half games is all that separate the No. 5 seed from the No. 11 seed.</p><p>The Lakers are currently 16-12 and have gone 5-5 in their last ten games. It’s going to be an interesting race in the West throughout the rest of the season and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-lakers-plans-decimated-center-position-behind-anthony-davis">Lakers reportedly continue to be active in trade talks</a> to upgrade the roster.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James, Anthony Davis status vs Pistons after appearing on Lakers’ injury report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-anthony-davis-wife-roasted-him-nearly-blowing-kings-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Anthony Davis reveals wife roasted him after nearly blowing Kings game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0Anthony-Davis-reveals-wife-roasted-him-after-nearly-blowing-Kings-game0.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Anthony Davis reveals wife roasted him after nearly blowing Kings game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T07:53:29-08:00">December 22nd, 7:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T12:29:07-08:00">December 22nd, 12:29pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-reveals-why-kings-win-is-favorite-of-season">Lakers were able to beat the Sacramento Kings</a> again, but it probably shouldn’t have come down to an offensive rebound. With the Lakers already up two points with 12 seconds left, Anthony Davis went to the free-throw line and missed both attempts. On the second miss, the Kings were not able to secure the rebound, and Rui Hachimura tipped the ball out, giving the Lakers a chance at more free throws and sealing the win.</p><p>After the game, Davis shared that his <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1870658052283900032" rel="noopener">wife had some things to say</a> about his missed free throws.</p><p>“I definitely appreciate Rui with the tip-out,” Davis said. “My wife even called me and said ‘Rui saved you.’ That made me feel worse than I actually did. Whose side is you on?”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis on his missed late free throws and Rui Hachimura’s offensive rebound to retain possession for LAL: “My wife even called me and said, ‘Rui saved you.’ So that made me feel worse.” <a href="https://t.co/N5DwbEn2BC">pic.twitter.com/N5DwbEn2BC</a></p><p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1870658052283900032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This isn’t the first time that Davis has missed free throws late in the game, and luckily this one still ended up being a win. On the good side, the Lakers are now on a three-game winning streak and are playing some good basketball during this stretch.</p><h2>Lakers defeat Kings second game in a row</h2><p>The Lakers have now won three games in a row after beating the Kings twice in three days. The team has found out over the course of these past few games that their defense has been the key, and they continue to play at a high level on that side of the ball.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-stunning-performance-40th-birthday-fans-buzzing">James was dominant in the second game</a> against the Kings, finishing with 32 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. After missing a week of action, James looks rejuvenated and is helping the Lakers get these wins after going through a mini-slump. The Lakers have a few tough games coming up, but if they continue to keep playing like this, there’s no doubt that they’ll be able to keep stacking wins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Anthony Davis reveals wife roasted him after nearly blowing Kings game

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Latest injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T09:04:29-08:00">December 21st, 9:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T09:04:29-08:00">December 21st, 9:04am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-reveals-why-kings-win-is-favorite-of-season"> Los Angeles Lakers (15-12) are preparing for a rematch against the Sacramento Kings</a> (13-15) on Saturday night, aiming to extend their two-game winning streak. However, the availability of their superstars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, remains uncertain.</p><p>The Lakers have <a href="https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2024-25-season/" rel="noopener">listed</a> both LeBron James and Anthony Davis as questionable for the game, with James managing a left foot injury and Davis dealing with a left elbow contusion. Their availability will likely be decided closer to tip-off, especially for James, now in his 22nd NBA season.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>LeBron James, Anthony Davis’ injury status for Lakers vs. Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Davis-3-and-forward-LeBron-James-23-react-in-the-first-half.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>James has been a steady force for the Lakers this season, averaging 22.6 points, 9.0 assists, and 7.6 rebounds per game while shooting 48.6% from the field and 36.2% from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Davis is having an MVP-caliber season, contributing 27.5 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.2 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game. Davis has also improved his three-point shooting to 30%, a career-high mark.</p><p>The duo played pivotal roles in the Lakers’ 113-100 victory over the Kings on Thursday. James delivered 19 points, seven assists, six rebounds, and a block, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-austin-reaves-25-point-stat-proving-to-be-pivotal">Davis dominated with 21 points, 19 rebounds, six blocks</a>, four assists, and three steals, anchoring the team’s defense.</p><p>The Lakers’ defensive performance has been a cornerstone of their recent success. Over the past five games, they have a defensive rating of 102.5, ranking second in the league behind the Oklahoma City Thunder, who lead the Western Conference with a 22-5 record. The Lakers also rank seventh in opponent points per game, holding teams to an average of 107.8 points.</p><p>The Lakers also list Rui Hachimura as questionable for Saturday’s game with a left tibial contusion. Hachimura contributed 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, and a block in Thursday’s win.</p><p>The Lakers face the Kings on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. ET, aiming to improve to 3-0 in the season series. The matchup holds importance as the Lakers look to sustain their defensive momentum and climb from their current seventh-place spot in the Western Conference standings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Are LeBron James, Anthony Davis playing vs. Kings? Latest injury updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-anthony-davis-makes-desperate-admission-after-win-kings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Anthony Davis makes ‘desperate’ admission after win over Kings');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-news-Anthony-Davis-makes-desperate-admission-after-win-over-Kings.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Anthony Davis makes ‘desperate’ admission after win over Kings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T08:47:46-08:00">December 20th, 8:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T08:47:46-08:00">December 20th, 8:47am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-austin-reaves-25-point-stat-proving-to-be-pivotal">Los Angeles Lakers got a statement win</a> against the Sacramento Kings, and everything went right for them on both sides of the ball. After being up and down so far this season, the Lakers have been trying to find consistency, and it may have started against the Kings.</p><p>Anthony Davis, who has been one of the more consistent players on the team this year, shared <a href="https://x.com/mcten/status/1869998675151532385" rel="noopener">what worked for them</a> in their recent win, mainly on the defensive end.</p><p>“Nothing really schematically, we’re covering for each other,” Davis said. “We’re playing a little hard on defense, we’re talking more, playing desperate, especially on the defensive end. We had some practice days to go over some things that were hurting us on the defensive end. We had time to clean it up, and now we’re just translating it to the court during a real game.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis on what’s worked for L.A. on the defensive end lately: “We’re playing desperate” <a href="https://t.co/bWg4QrGiVU">pic.twitter.com/bWg4QrGiVU</a></p><p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1869998675151532385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>During their recent losing streak, the defense took a step back and it was hard for them to get stops. Once LeBron James returned from his short absence, things started to look better on both sides of the ball.</p><p>“His voice is what we missed the two games that he was out — on both ends of the floor,” Davis said about James.  “I mean, he’s a natural-born leader when it comes to the game, and when it’s time where it might seem chaotic, he’s able to kind of take control and just get us into something and we try to execute as good as possible.”</p><p>The hope now is that the Lakers can continue to play this brand of basketball as the season continues.</p><h2>Lakers leading with their defense</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Davis_4c1a3a.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-reveals-wrong-loss-timberwolves">Lakers have had a rollercoaster season </a>so far, but they may have found something in these last few games that they’ve won. The defense has been the point of emphasis, and it looks like that might be their identity. Against the Kings, players such as Gabe Vincent and D’Angelo Russell stepped up offensively, but it’s how they came together as a group and locked down on defense.</p><p>Davis has been the obvious player who has done an elite job on defense this season, the Lakers might have to follow his lead if they want to continue this strong play. LeBron James will also have to continue to lead the group as well if they want to keep winning games the way they are through the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Anthony Davis makes ‘desperate’ admission after win over Kings

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-anthony-davis-exits-kings-game-amid-injury-scare');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Anthony Davis exits Kings game amid injury scare');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-news-Anthony-Davis-exits-Kings-game-amid-injury-scare.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Anthony Davis exits Kings game amid injury scare</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T19:46:27-08:00">December 19th, 7:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T19:54:45-08:00">December 19th, 7:54pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the Los Angeles Lakers having fallen to the middle of the pack in the Western Conference standings, the last thing they need is an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-la-intriguing-lebron-james-anthony-davis-injury-updates-grizzlies-game">injury to one of their best players</a>. But on Wednesday night, the Lakers saw Anthony Davis have to exit to the locker room early in their contest against the Sacramento Kings after <a href="https://x.com/jovanbuha/status/1869949339159695586" rel="noopener">aggravating his shoulder injury</a>, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic.</p><p>As one would recall, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-injury-updates-kings">Davis first sustained this injury</a> back on Sunday, when he crumpled immediately to the hardwood after straining his shoulder while fighting for a loose ball. The good news was that he returned later on in the contest for the Lakers and finished off their 116-110 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, putting up 40 points and 16 rebounds in a resounding effort.</p><p>Following that game, Lakers head coach JJ Redick called <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-provides-crucial-anthony-davis-update-after-injury-scare-vs-grizzlies">Davis’ injury just a stinger</a>. And that appears to be the case again, as the Lakers have announced that Davis is <a href="https://x.com/jovanbuha/status/1869950839948824830" rel="noopener">available to return to the game</a>, as per Buha.</p><p>The Lakers will need Davis to be at his best once again on Wednesday, especially against a Kings team that seems to have gotten the best of him in recent seasons. His head-to-head record against Domantas Sabonis isn’t the best, and this game is another opportunity for him to improve in this regard.</p><p>Davis hasn’t yet re-entered the game for the Lakers since exiting. Prior to heading to the locker room, he put up six points and seven rebounds while adding a steal and a block. At the time of writing, the Lakers are leading the Kings, 43-35, with 8:40 left in the second quarter.</p><h2><b>Are the Lakers righting the ship?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Davis-3-and-forward-LeBron-James-23-react-in-the-first-half.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Not progressing in the NBA Cup may have been a blessing in disguise for the Lakers. While they would have wanted to defend their crown and get another chance at winning a cool $500,000 each, in the grand scheme of things, the Lakers will most definitely prioritize keeping their players healthy in preparation for the playoff run they’re envisioning for themselves.</p><p>LeBron James, in particular, was able to take an eight-day break from the Lakers to sort out his body, and he only missed two games during that span because of the NBA Cup schedule. Anthony Davis, who has had a penchant throughout his career of picking up little injuries, was also helped a lot by the easing of the schedule in recent weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Anthony Davis exits Kings game amid injury scare

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-anthony-davis-hold-back-2025-all-star-format-2');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Anthony Davis did not hold back on 2025 All-Star format');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Davis-did-not-hold-back-on-2025-All-Star-format.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Anthony Davis did not hold back on 2025 All-Star format</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T18:13:35-08:00">December 18th, 6:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T18:13:35-08:00">December 18th, 6:13pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-dish-on-latest-uncompetitive-all-star-game">Lakers superstar Anthony Davis</a> is no stranger to the NBA All-Star Game, as he’s been selected nine times. That’s why the former champion’s criticism of the contest’s new format should raise eyebrows in the hoops world.</p><p>Davis was transparent about his <a href="https://x.com/melissarohlin/status/1869480124766421363" rel="noopener">distaste for it</a>, via FOX Sports’ Melissa Rohlin.</p><p>“I don’t really like it,” the 2017 All-Star Game MVP admitted. “But we’ll see how it goes this year and see if they change it or not.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-fans-split-over-bonkers-all-star-game-gimmick">All-Star Game used to be</a> a crown jewel of the NBA, with the best players in the world going head-to-head for 48 minutes at full speed. Now, it’s become more like a superstar hangout, with little effort or tenacity involved.</p><p>The league, though, is attempting to spice things up with a new setup. The 2025 All-Star Game will <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/2025-nba-all-star-game-new-format" rel="noopener">feature a mini-tournament</a> with four teams and three games, with each contest being decided by who first reaches 40 points, via NBA.com.</p><p>“Each team will have eight players and be named for a TNT NBA analyst. The 24 NBA All-Star selections will be divided evenly into three teams, with the rosters drafted by TNT’s Inside the NBA commentators and honorary team general managers Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith,” the announcement reads. “The three analysts will make their respective picks for Team Charles, Team Shaq and Team Kenny live on TNT in the NBA All-Star Draft, which will be conducted on Thursday, Feb. 6 just before the network’s doubleheader that night.”</p><p>The fourth team will be coached by WNBA legend Candace Parker and will be the winning squad from the Castrol Rising Stars game, which showcases the top NBA and G League rookies and sophomores.</p><p>Is the revamp a good idea?</p><h2><b>Lakers’ superstars should set All-Star Game example</b></h2><p>At the end of the day, even the best All-Star Game format in the world can’t replace player effort. If the stars don’t play hard despite the risk of injury, any format discussions are a waste of time.</p><p>Davis and fellow superstar LeBron James, though, could lead the charge on that front. Both have been critical of the All-Star Game several times in the past, and they’re both likely to be selected again this go-round. If those two take the event seriously, the other stars could follow suit, and the fans would finally get what they deserve.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Anthony Davis did not hold back on 2025 All-Star format

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-lebron-james-anthony-davis-injury-updates-kings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers share LeBron James, Anthony Davis injury updates ahead of Kings game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/LA-makes-LeBron-James-Anthony-Davis-injury-updates-ahead-of-Kings-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers share LeBron James, Anthony Davis injury updates ahead of Kings game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T17:24:38-08:00">December 18th, 5:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T17:24:38-08:00">December 18th, 5:24pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Action in the NBA resumes this Thursday with a lot of games scheduled, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-vs-kings-prediction-odds-pick-12-19-2024">including the Los Angeles Lakers’ date with the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center</a>. However, Los Angeles stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James are both carrying uncertain labels for that contest according to the <a href="https://x.com/mcten/status/1869543324455154016" rel="noopener">team’s latest status report</a> on Wednesday.</p><p>On it, the Lakers have Davis listed as probable with left plantar fasciitis while James is deemed questionable due to left foot injury management (h/t Dave McMenamin of ESPN).</p><p>However, both players played in the Lakers’ most recent outing, which was a 116-110 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at home last Sunday. Based on their performances in that contest, it looks like Davis and James can be expected to see action against the Kings, especially with a long rest between the win over Memphis and the Lakers’ next assignment. Against the Grizzlies, Davis exploded for 40 points on 15-for-22 shooting from the floor. He also garnered 16 boards, two assists, two steals and a block in 33 minutes of action.</p><p>James, on the other hand, returned from a two-game absence <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-makes-worrying-admission-on-lingering-foot-injury">because of the same left foot issue</a> and immediately went down to work, finishing the contest with a near triple-double of 18 points on 7-for-17 shooting, eight rebounds and eight assists while also recording two blocks and a steal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-how-jj-redick-will-manage-lebron-james-minutes-moving-forward">in 34 minutes of floor duty</a>.</p><h2><b>Lakers could be without Anthony Davis and LeBron James for Kings clash</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/LeBron-James-and-Anthony-Davis-waiting-to-enter-the-game.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In the event that Davis gets ultimately ruled out for the Kings game, the Lakers would be extra thin in the frontcourt, with Jaxson Hayes already ruled out with an ankle injury. The Lakers are also still missing Christian Wood. Christian Koloko should have a heavier workload than usual if Davis can’t give it a go.</p><p>As for the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, an absence from James would leave more on-court responsibilities for the likes of Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht.</p><p>On the season, Davis is averaging 27.8 points on a 53.4 field goal percentage, 11.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists through 25 games played. James is putting up 22.8 points on a 49.2 field goal percentage to go along with 9.1 assists and 8.0 rebounds across 24 outings.</p><p>The Lakers are also scheduled to face the Kings again on Saturday before returning home to host the Detroit Pistons on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers share LeBron James, Anthony Davis injury updates ahead of Kings game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-lakers-wont-trade-lebron-james-bronny-james-anthony-davis');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Lakers won’t trade LeBron, Bronny James, Anthony Davis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-wont-trade-LeBron-Bronny-James-Anthony-Davis.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Lakers won’t trade LeBron, Bronny James, Anthony Davis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T10:59:02-08:00">December 17th, 10:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T10:59:02-08:00">December 17th, 10:59am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday evening, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-is-lebron-james-playing-grizzlies-latest-injury-update">LeBron James returned</a> to the lineup after an extended absence and played <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-jj-redick-reveal-lebron-james-fuel-win-grizzlies">well in the Los Angeles Lakers’ impressive home win</a> over the Memphis Grizzlies. Memphis came into the game as winners of 11 out of their last 12 games, but looked like no match for a Lakers squad that is finally starting to get healthy again.</p><p>Despite the impressive performance, the Lakers are still expected to be active on this year’s trade market in hopes of improving their roster, and recently, Jovan Buha of The Athletic shed some light on the few players who will <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5995808/2024/12/17/lakers-trade-season-primer-nba/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nbatw&amp;source=nbatw" rel="noopener">likely be safe</a> from those talks at this year’s deadline.</p><p>“Two players who almost certainly won’t be traded, barring them asking out of Los Angeles, are Davis ($43.2 million) and James ($48.7 million),” reported Buha.</p><p>James of course has a no-trade clause in his contract which he would have to waive in order to be moved in the first place. However, the team has given no indication that they plan to move on from the James-Davis era anytime soon, per Buha.</p><p>“Despite the recent groundswell from certain media and fans to blow up the roster, the Lakers are not currently considering trading either superstar, according to team and league sources. They want to bolster their supporting cast and continue building around Davis and James,” reported Buha.</p><p>There’s also another name that will likely be safe from those talks.</p><p>“Bronny James ($1.2 million) would not be included in a trade that doesn’t include LeBron, team and league sources told <i>The Athletic</i>,” added Buha.</p><h2><b>Can the Lakers make a significant move?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/James-vs-the-Grizzlies.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Over the last couple of offseasons, Rob Pelinka and company haven’t given much indication that they are fully all-in on maximizing their roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis at the expense of future draft capital.</p><p>They indicated as much this past offseason by bringing back virtually the exact same roster that was eliminated in five games by the Denver Nuggets in last year’s first round.</p><p>Still, there could be some trades that would potentially help the Lakers on the margins, including perhaps some more defensive prowess to help out Anthony Davis on that side of the court.</p><p>In any case, the Lakers will next take the floor on Thursday evening for the first of a two-game set vs the Sacramento Kings on the road. That game is slated to tip off at 10:00 PM ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Lakers won’t trade LeBron, Bronny James, Anthony Davis

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-anthony-davis-jj-redick-reveal-lebron-james-fuel-win-grizzlies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Anthony Davis, JJ Redick reveal how LeBron James helped fuel win over Grizzlies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Davis-JJ-Redick-reveal-how-LeBron-James-helped-fuel-win-over-Grizzlies-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Davis, JJ Redick reveal how LeBron James helped fuel win over Grizzlies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T07:55:28-08:00">December 16th, 7:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T07:55:28-08:00">December 16th, 7:55am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-is-lebron-james-playing-grizzlies-latest-injury-update">week-long absence, LeBron James returned</a> to the Los Angeles Lakers to face the Memphis Grizzlies and helped them get the win. James finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists, but it was the other stuff that he did on the court that led them to victory. After the game, Anthony Davis and head coach JJ Redick spoke about James’ <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42993504/lakers-lebron-james-try-give-go-vs-grizzlies" rel="noopener">impact on the game</a>.</p><p>“Had some energy, which kind of brought energy to us,” Davis said via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “He’s obviously dealing with some stuff. But I think a week off kind of just let him heal and get back right.”</p><p>“He’s the best on our team with his attention to detail and shifts,” Redick said. “An important part of us having a good team defense is his talk and his effort level on that.”</p><p>James missed time so his sore left foot could get better, but if it was up to him, he most likely would have played.</p><p>“If it was up to just me, I probably would’ve played,” James said. “It would’ve been hard to keep me away from it. I have a team and I got to listen to them as well. They look out for my best interest.”</p><h2>LeBron James returns to Lakers after short absence</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/LeBron-James_075cd7.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There was uncertainty on why LeBron James was away from the Lakers over the week, but everything came to light after their win against the Grizzlies. Before the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-longevity-blunt-jj-redick-take">JJ Redick gave James props</a> for his longevity in the game and still being able to play at a high level.</p><p>“I played 15 [seasons] and was emotionally, mentally, physically drained, fried. I put everything I had into this game, I had nothing left,” Redick said. “For guys like him, CP, the Tom Brady’s of the world, the Roger Federer’s of the world, it’s hard to comprehend having that level of sustained excellence for so long because of the toll that it takes on all of you. Not just your body.”</p><p>James continues to show people he still has some game left in the tank every night that he steps on the floor. There will probably be more times throughout the season that he takes these mini breaks, and it’s only because he has to reset his body. At his age and how much he’s played in his career, it’s going to take longer to recover than other players, and the fact that he understands his body is commendable in itself.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Davis, JJ Redick reveal how LeBron James helped fuel win over Grizzlies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-jj-redick-provides-crucial-anthony-davis-update-after-injury-scare-vs-grizzlies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ JJ Redick provides crucial Anthony Davis update after injury scare vs. Grizzlies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-news-JJ-Redick-provides-crucial-Anthony-Davis-injury-update-after-shoulder-scare-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ JJ Redick provides crucial Anthony Davis update after injury scare vs. Grizzlies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T05:54:21-08:00">December 16th, 5:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T05:54:21-08:00">December 16th, 5:54am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers could ill-afford an injury to another one of their star players, especially when LeBron James only just made his return to the lineup after an eight-day absence from the team as he dealt with some wear and tear. But on Sunday, during the Lakers’ 116-110 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, they encountered an injury scare when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-anthony-davis-leaves-grizzlies-game-amid-injury-scare">Anthony Davis had to head towards the locker room</a> after appearing to extend his shoulder while fighting for a loose ball against Jaren Jackson Jr.</p><p>Davis sustained the painful looking injury with 5:46 to go in the third quarter, but the good news is that he returned to the bench shortly after and even checked back into the game with 9:19 remaining in the fourth without having to head back to the bench for the remainder of the contest. And after the game, Lakers head coach JJ Redick eased more injury concerns surrounding Davis, <a href="https://x.com/mcten/status/1868529350473314688" rel="noopener">calling it “just a stinger”</a>, as per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.</p><p>Considering Davis’ penchant to pick up mini injuries on various body parts throughout his career, there was certainly some major concern that the Lakers star was going to miss some time especially when taking into account the way he reacted to the play. He was <a href="https://twitter.com/LSH_lakeshow/status/1868510592522404337" rel="noopener">wincing in pain during the dead ball situation</a>, even crumpling down to the hardwood while clutching on to his left shoulder. He stayed on the ground for a good while, causing Lakers fans to hold their collective breath.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis down injured 😫</p><p>Doesn't look good either.<br>He was playing with 4 fouls, idk why JJ Redick didn't pull him out right away, this could have been prevented. <a href="https://t.co/zU3Oy1Txro">pic.twitter.com/zU3Oy1Txro</a></p><p>— LakeShow Highlights (@LSH_lakeshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/LSH_lakeshow/status/1868510592522404337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>But it was certainly promising that Davis went 4-4 from the field and 4-5 from the foul line when he returned to action for the Lakers in the fourth, helping them ward off a comeback attempt from the Grizzlies.</p><h2><b>Anthony Davis is rounding back to form for the Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-forward-Anthony-Davis-3-shoots-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The start of December was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-hints-at-team-division-after-embarrassing-loss-to-heat">as trying as it can get for the Lakers</a>. And Anthony Davis, in particular, began to look like a shell of his former self. In two games to start the month, Davis had a stretch in which he put up just 20 points on 7-28 shooting from the field — inarguably the worst two-game span of his career.</p><p>But for the Lakers to snap out of their funk, Davis (and LeBron James) had to round back into form. And the extra rest brought forth by the NBA Cup schedule seems to be doing the 31-year-old star wonders as well. He tallied 40 points and 16 rebounds on 68 percent shooting on Sunday, and he has now scored 30 or more in three of his past four contests.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ JJ Redick provides crucial Anthony Davis update after injury scare vs. Grizzlies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-anthony-davis-leaves-grizzlies-game-amid-injury-scare');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Anthony Davis leaves Grizzlies game amid injury scare');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Davis-leaves-Grizzlies-game-amid-injury-scare.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Anthony Davis leaves Grizzlies game amid injury scare</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T20:31:38-08:00">December 15th, 8:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T20:39:36-08:00">December 15th, 8:39pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis <a href="https://x.com/Dave_Yapkowitz/status/1868511225782632838" rel="noopener">left the game</a> against the Memphis Grizzlies in the third quarter with an apparent shoulder injury, according to ClutchPoints’ David Mendez-Yapkowitz.</p><p>Davis was <a href="https://twitter.com/LSH_lakeshow/status/1868510592522404337" rel="noopener">clutching his shoulder</a> after running after a loose ball with just under six minutes left in the third quarter. He stayed in the game initially, but eventually went to the locker room.</p><p>Before heading to the locker room, Davis was turning in a standout performance, as he had 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field, while also grabbing 13 rebounds. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-is-lebron-james-playing-grizzlies-latest-injury-update">The Lakers were</a> up 81-61 when the play happened.</p><p>The injury to Davis is a significant one, and hopefully not one that will keep him out for the long term. It will be worth monitoring his status after the game, and any updates from head coach JJ Redick.</p><h2>Lakers looking to keep pace in Western Conference</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-longevity-blunt-jj-redick-take">The Lakers are</a> looking to take down a strong Grizzlies team, which came into the matchup at 18-8 overall. The Lakers are at 13-12, and while everything is still in front of them, the Western Conference is stacked and they will need to turn in some strong stretches of play to have a decent playoff seed.</p><p>Currently, the Lakers sit in 10th place in the conference, just ahead of the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings. They are just one game back of the fifth place Denver Nuggets however. The fact that 1.5 games in the standings separate the fifth place team from the 12th place team in the Western Conference tells now much talent there is. It will likely be a battle to the final day of the regular season for seeding.</p><p>Losing Davis for any extended period of time would be a huge blow, as the margin for error in the Western Conference is not likely to be a big one. Hopefully, his injury does not limit his availability for too long.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Anthony Davis leaves Grizzlies game amid injury scare

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He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers have been dealing with multiple injury issues this season, including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-major-injury-update-blazers-clash">injuries to their star duo in LeBron James and Anthony Davis</a>. Both players appeared on the Lakers’ injury report ahead of their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.</p><p>LeBron James was <a href="https://x.com/Dave_Yapkowitz/status/1868102790293446949" rel="noopener">officially listed as questionable</a> on the Lakers’ injury report while Anthony Davis was listed as probable. Davis has been on the team’s injury report as he’s been dealing with plantar fasciitis throughout the season. He’s only missed one game though and he isn’t in any danger of missing the Grizzlies game.</p><p>In James’ case, he’s missed the last two games and has been listed as dealing with left foot soreness. He is listed as dealing with left foot injury management ahead of Sunday’s game and he’s been upgraded to questionable. Obviously it’s not set in stone that he will play against the Grizzlies, but he hasn’t been automatically ruled out as he was before their last game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>An official ruling on James’ status for the Grizzlies game likely won’t come until a few hours before tip-off on Sunday.</p><h2><b>Lakers continue to monitor trade targets</b></h2><p>Amid the Lakers’ injury woes, they’ve continued to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-warriors-rumors-latest-trade-block-intel-siegels-scoop">scour the trade market</a> for potential help in the frontcourt, as per ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel. The Lakers continue to be without Jarred Vanderbilt, Christian Wood and Jaxson Hayes who are all sidelined due to injury. Vanderbilt and Wood have yet to make their 2024-25 season debut while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jaxson-hayes-worrisome-injury-update-jj-redick">Hayes re-aggravated a previous ankle injury</a>.</p><p>According to Siegel, one name that has been consistently linked to the Lakers via trade is Washington Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas. Valanciunas seems like a prime target to be moved ahead of the trade deadline and the Lakers were one of the teams interested in him when he was a free agent in the offseason. Following this weekend, Valanciunas will become trade eligible.</p><p>Siegel also mentions that the Lakers have kept tabs on other possible frontcourt trade targets including Robert Williams III, Nikola Vucevic and Nick Richards.</p><p>The Lakers have also registered interest in wing trade targets such as Bruce Brown, Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith.</p><p>The Lakers are currently 13-12 and in 10th place in the Western Conference standings. They had lost three straight games before getting a win against the Portland Trail Blazers last week and have lost seven of their last ten games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
26.6	11.8	3.5	2.2	1.3

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
26.6	11.8	3.5	2.2	1.3

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