On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers will be in Florida for a showdown with the Miami Heat.
The Lakers are coming off a 124-116 victory over the Houston Rockets (in Texas).
Luka Doncic led the team with 40 points.
Dan Woike of The Athletic wrote: “The Los Angeles Lakers, who play tonight at 8 pm local in Miami, arrived at their hotel South Florida after 5 a.m. folllowing their win Wednesday night in Houston (a game that started at 8:30 pm central).”
Los Angeles Lakers Announce Injury Report
UPDATE: Austin Reaves is available.
UPDATE: LeBron James and Luka Doncic are both available.
Austin Reaves is a game-time decision (h/t ESPN’s Dave McMenamin).
The Lakers have now announced their full injury report for Thursday’s showdown with Miami.
Their three best players are all listed as questionable.
Benjamin Royer of The O.C. Register wrote: “Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves are all QUESTIONABLE for the Lakers’ game tonight in Miami.
Maxi Kleber remains OUT.”
LeBron This Season
James is having an excellent season for someone who turned 41 in December.
He is averaging 21.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 51.4% from the field and 31.8% from three-point range in 48 games.
Luka This Season
Doncic is having an amazing first full season in Los Angeles.
The potential 2026 MVP is averaging 33.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 47.5% from the field and 36.6% from three-point range in 57 games.
Austin This Season
Reaves is having another solid year where he could have been an All-Star.
The former Oklahoma star is averaging 23.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 49.5% from the field and 36.8% from three-point range in 43 games.
Lakers Right Now
The Lakers come into the night as the third seed in the Western Conference with a 44-25 record in 69 games.
They are in the middle of a seven-game winning streak.
UPDATE: Los Angeles Lakers Announce Injury Report For Heat Game