The Los Angeles Lakers will travel to Washington, D.C., to play the Wizards on Thursday night.
LeBron James is listed as injured, thus the Lakers may be missing one of their greatest players for the game.
James has shot 51.3% from the field and 38.1% from three-point range in 42 games, averaging 23.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per game.
Underdog NBA: “LeBron James (injury management) questionable for Thursday.”
The Lakers just lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 118-104 at the Wells Fargo Centre.
James shot 10/16 from the field and 1/4 from three-point range in 33 minutes, finishing the game with 31 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, and 1 steal.
On Tuesday, via Lakers Nation’s Ryan Ward: According to the Lakers, LeBron James moved up to sixth place in NBA history with his first theft tonight at PHI, surpassing Maurice Cheeks (2,310).
- Payton, Gary (2,445)
- James LeBron (2,311)
- Cheeks, Maurice (2,310).
The Lakers are now the fifth seed in the Western Conference with the loss, down to 26-19 in 45 games.
Over the past ten games, they have a 6-4 record.
The Lakers’ next game after the 76ers is a trip to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Knicks on Saturday.
With a 6-40 record in 46 games, the Wizards are now in last place in the Eastern Conference, as the 15th seed.
They’ve lost 15 straight games right now.
The Lakers defeated the Wizards 111-88 in Los Angeles last month.
