Game News

Lakers list LeBron James on injury report for Sunday’s matchup vs. Pistons

Published by
Peter Dewey

The Los Angeles Lakers released their injury report for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Pistons.

Lakers superstar LeBron James, who returned to the lineup in Friday’s 130-108 loss to the Boston Celtics, is listed as questionable with the abdominal strain that has caused him to miss eight games this season.

Anthony Davis (right thigh contusion) is also listed on the injury report, but he is probable to play in Sunday’s contest.

The Lakers have fallen to 8-9 on the season after Friday’s loss, but there’s a chance they rest James on Sunday if he needs more time to recover after returning to the lineup.

Los Angeles doesn’t want to lose James for the majority of the season by pushing him early in the year, but the Lakers also need to get back on track after a slow start.

James had 23 points, six rebounds and two assists in the loss to Boston. Davis, who has been listed with several injuries throughout the 2021-22 campaign, finished Friday’s game with 31 points, six rebounds and two assists.

The Pistons are just 4-11 on the season, but they have won two of their last four games. Detroit lost to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night by just three, but the Warriors sat superstar Stephen Curry in the matchup.

Even if James is unable to go, the Lakers will have the majority of their rotation players in this game based on Saturday’s injury report.

The Lakers and Pistons are scheduled to tip off at 3 p.m. PST on Sunday from Little Caesars Arena.

Peter Dewey

Peter is a graduate of Quinnipiac University where he covered the MAAC and college basketball for three years. He has worked for NBC Sports, the Connecticut Sun and the Meriden Record-Journal covering basketball and other major sports. Follow him on Twitter @peterdewey2.

Published by
Peter Dewey

Recent Posts

Ex-Lakers guard tells Julius Randle to ‘pass the damn ball’ following ugly sequence involving Rudy Gobert

In the fourth quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves' loss to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday,…

November 22, 2024

5-time NBA champion says ‘no real fans care’ about Lakers’ success in NBA Cup

The Los Angeles Lakers have started their NBA Cup schedule off on the right foot…

November 21, 2024

LeBron makes stunning announcement as he takes step back on social media

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James uploaded a screenshot of a social media post on…

November 20, 2024

Private message revealed that Austin Reaves sent Dalton Knecht before they knew they’d be teammates

Los Angeles Lakers players Austin Reaves and Dalton Knecht were familiar with one another before…

November 20, 2024

Iman Shumpert says LeBron ruined today’s game by forming superteams

The proliferation of superteams in the NBA arguably became normalized once LeBron James teamed up…

November 19, 2024

Shaq says he’ll fight Dwight Howard under certain conditions

Dwight Howard has a compelling case to one day be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial…

November 18, 2024