UPDATE: Denver Nuggets And Los Angeles Lakers Announce Current Injury Reports

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 22: Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, and Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon get into a scuffle during the second quarter of game four in the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals at Crypto.com Arena on Monday, May 22, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

On Saturday night, the Denver Nuggets will be in California to play the Los Angeles Lakers.

For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports.

Denver Injury Report

UPDATE: Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon are available. 

DaRon Holmes, Curtis Jones, KJ Simpson and Peyton Watson have all been ruled out.

Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon are both listed as probable.

Law Murray of The Athletic wrote: “NuggLyfe is mostly healthy aside from Peyton Watson (out, hamstring)

Jamal Murray (ankle) and Aaron Gordon (hamstring) are probable for Saturday at Los Angeles”

Los Angeles Injury Report

UPDATE: Jaxson Hayes is available (h/t Underdog NBA).

Jaxson Hayes is probable, while Maxi Kleber has been ruled out.

Hayes had missed the previous two games.

He is averaging 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest while shooting 75.2% from the field in 54 games.

Mark Medina wrote: “Lakers list Jaxson Hayes (back soreness) as probable and Maxi Kleber (lumbar back strain) as out for Saturday’s game vs Nuggets. LeBron James and Marcus Smart aren’t listed on the injury report.”

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Lakers list Jaxson Hayes (back soreness) as probable and Maxi Kleber (lumbar back strain) as out for Saturday’s game vs Nuggets. LeBron James and Marcus Smart aren’t listed on the injury report.

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Nuggets And Lakers This Season

The Nuggets enter play as the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a 41-26 record in 67 games.

They have won two in a row (and five out of their last ten).

On the road, the Nuggets are 23-13 in 36 games played outside of Denver.

Following the Lakers, they will host the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.

The NBA wrote: “JOKIĆ vs. LUKA COMING OFF HUGE GAMES 🍿 🔥 Luka: 51 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST 🔥 Jokić: 31 PTS, 20 REB, 12 AST 🔥 Lakers seek 5 straight wins Global superstars battle as the Lakers lead the Nuggets by 0.5 games! DEN/LAL • 8:30pm/et • ABC”

The Lakers come into play as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with a 41-25 record in 66 games.

They have won seven out of their last ten games (and are in the middle of a four-game winning streak).

At home, the Lakers are 22-12 in 34 games at Crypto.com Arena.

Following the Nuggets, they will play their next game on Monday when they visit the Houston Rockets.

Earlier this month, the Nuggets beat the Lakers by a score of 120-113 (in Denver).