PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns will see Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James later tonight at Crypto.com Arena.
James initially was marked questionable with an ankle injury.
James – leading all Western Conference players in fan voting for the 2024 NBA All-Star game – is averaging 25.1 points/7.2 rebounds/7.5 assists per night.
According to numberFire, James has played through the designation for the last nine games with no problems.
Anthony Davis (left ankle sprain/bone bruise) was also on L.A.’s injury report but will play. Joining James as questionable was Cam Reddish (facial laceration) though he will play as well.
Rui Hachimura (left calf strain) is out alongside Gabe Vincent (left knee surgery).
As for the Suns, they got relatively good news when head coach Frank Vogel revealed Eric Gordon (knee), Udoka Azubuike (illness), Nassir Little (knee) and Bol Bol (ankle) all should be good tonight.
Phoenix’s initially had only player listed on the injury report was Damion Lee, who had meniscus surgery ahead of training camp. He and Drew Eubanks (illness, revealed just ahead of game time) are out.
Los Angeles is 19-19 while Phoenix is 18-19 on the year, as both are underperforming as we approach the halfway point of the season.
The Lakers have won the previous three matchups this season.
Suns-Lakers is set for an 8:00 PM opening tip and can be found on TNT.