LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will be playing against Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight. As the basketball community should certainly be able to remember, the Lakers won the NBA In-Season Tournament a few weeks ago. However, the team has been unable to continue its momentum in the regular season.
At the moment, the Lakers hold a record of 15 wins and 14 losses. While this record doesn’t sound too bad on its own, it is important to keep in mind that Los Angeles is currently on an expected 4 game-losing streak. On the other hand, the OKC Thunder have been doing very well this season at 18 wins and 8 losses. That makes them the second-best team record-wise in the Western Conference.
As the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder get ready to play, fans will likely be interested in knowing the injury reports and expected starting lineups for this game. After all, that will help in the formation of a prediction as well.
LeBron James is questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder game tonight
Los Angeles Lakers fans will undoubtedly be disappointed to hear that King James does not look perfectly healthy for this game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Perhaps this isn’t too surprising given the level that he has been playing at in Year 21.
Since King James missed the last game and has been given a fair amount of time to rest, many believe that he will play in this game against the OKC Thunder. That said, here are the complete injury reports and expected rosters for this game.
Los Angeles Lakers injury report
- Gabe Vincent (probable)
- Jarred Vanderbilt (probable)
- Rui Hachimura (questionable)
- LeBron James (questionable)
- Anthony Davis (questionable)
Los Angeles Lakers expected starting lineup
- D’Angelo Russell
- Austin Reaves
- Cam Reddish
- LeBron James
- Anthony Davis
Oklahoma City Thunder injury report
- Josh Giddey (out)
Oklahoma City Thunder expected starting lineup
- Isaiah Joe
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Luguentz Dort
- Jalen Williams
- Chet Holmgren
Although both LeBron and AD are listed on the injury report as questionable, they are expected to play tonight given the current 4 game-losing streaks that the Lakers are in. On the other hand, OKC’s point guard Josh Giddey will miss this game due to an ankle injury.
The OKC Thunder are favored over the Lakers tonight
While OKC might not have Josh Giddey on the court tonight, they still have significantly fewer injured players and a better record this season when compared to the Lakers. Moreover, the Thunder beat the Lakers during their last matchup.
Since LeBron and AD are not looking healthy, it is highly unlikely for them to find a way to lead their team past SGA, Chet, and the OKC Thunder. Although the Lakers shouldn’t be underestimated given that they are hungry for a win, they will not be favored over the OKC Thunder tonight.