LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will be playing against Scoot Henderson and the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. As many NBA fans should be aware, the 2023-2024 season began a few weeks ago and the teams across the league are now around 10 games into the 82-game-long regular season.
At the moment, LeBron and the Lakers hold a record of 4 wins and 5 losses. Just one win behind them are the Portland Trail Blazers with a record of 3 wins and 5 losses.
As both these Western Conference teams get ready to face off, fans might want to know the injury reports, expected rosters, and predictions for this game.
LeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers game tonight
Considering the level that LeBron has been playing at over the past few games, fans might be forgetting that King James is currently in Year 21 and is supposed to be at the very backend of his career. However, an argument could be made that he has been the most consistent player on the Lakers’ roster so far this season.
Therefore, Lakers fans must be troubled to hear that their franchise star doesn’t look completely healthy for this game. According to the injury reports, he will be on the sidelines for this game.
In the event that he is unable to step on the court tonight, the rest of the members of the Lakers roster will have to step up to the occasion. That said, here are the complete injury reports and expected rosters on both sides.
Los Angeles Lakers injury report
- Gabe Vincent (out)
- Jarred Vanderbilt (out)
- Jalen Hood-Schifino (out)
- Anthony Davis (probable)
- LeBron James (out)
- Jaxon Hayes (probable)
Los Angeles Lakers expected starting lineup
- D’Angelo Russell
- Austin Reaves
- Taurean Prince
- Cam Reddish
- Anthony Davis
Portland Trail Blazers injury report
- Scoot Henderson (out)
- Anfernee Simmons (out)
- Robert Williams III (out)
- Malcolm Brogdon (out)
- Ish Wainright (out)
Portland Trail Blazers expected starting lineup
- Shaedon Sharpe
- Skylar Mays
- Jerami Grant
- Mattise Thybulle
- Deandre Ayton
As we can tell from the lengthy injury reports, several key players from both sides look quite compromised for this matchup. Nonetheless, here are the expert predictions for this game.
The Lakers are favored over the Blazers tonight
Although neither team will have several of their better players on the court tonight, the Lakers are still expected to win this game. After all, they can be considered the more talented and experienced team when compared to the Blazers, with or without LeBron James. The Lakers also have momentum on their side since they are coming off a win against the Phoenix Suns.
On the contrary, the Blazers are both inexperienced and dealing with more injuries when compared to the Lakers. Therefore, we have Los Angeles winning this game. However, we shouldn’t be too surprised if the Blazers manage to catch the Lakers off guard given the fact that LeBron and AD don’t look completely healthy.