On Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Lakers will hit the floor at home for a marquee matchup against the rolling New York Knicks. LeBron James is on the injury report for this game and has now been ruled out after initially being listed as questionable due to both a left elbow contusion and left foot arthritis. Here's everything we know about James' injury situation and his playing status on Sunday vs. the Knicks.
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LeBron James' playing status vs. Knicks
Given his initial questionable designation on the injury report, there was some hope that LeBron James would be able to return to the lineup for Sunday's game. James missed the Lakers' last game on Friday night against the Indiana Pacers for the same reason, and he has already missed out on eligibility for the All-NBA team this year. LeBron suffered the elbow injury in a tough loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
Joining James on the injury report for the Lakers is wing Maxi Kleber, who was questionable with a lumbar back strain but is now available, as well as his son Bronny James, who is out due to being on assignment with the G-League.
For the Knicks, Landry Shamet was questionable for this game due to a cervical sprain, but he's available. Miles McBride remains out.
The Knicks are coming into this game riding high, having blown out the Denver Nuggets the last time they stepped on the floor earlier this weekend.
The Lakers, meanwhile, have been racking up some wins against lesser competition in recent weeks, but lost to that same Nuggets team the night before the Knicks obliterated them, which certainly isn't a great look as the two teams now prepare to match up.
Luka Doncic has continued to put up monster stat lines on seemingly a nightly basis for the Lakers, but the fit between he, Austin Reaves, and LeBron James has been called into further question now that all three players are relatively healthy.
