Lakers' LeBron James will not play tonight against the Thunder - BERITAJA

Already without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Lakers ruled retired LeBron James retired for Tuesday’s crippled against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

James was questionable arsenic he manages a chronic near ft injury. The Lakers are fighting for playoff seeding pinch 4 games near earlier the postseason, but pinch two consecutive losses and awesome injuries mounting, they person slipped to 4th successful the West, a half-game down Denver. The lowest they could autumn is into 5th place, up of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Doncic is retired pinch a Grade 2 near hamstring strain and Reaves is sidelined pinch a Grade 2 near oblique strain. The Lakers (50-28) are besides without starting defender Marcus Smart, who will miss his eighth consecutive crippled pinch because of a correct ankle contusion. Now pinch James out, the Lakers will beryllium down 4 of their 5 regular starters.

The 41-year-old James had played successful 13 consecutive games pinch the Lakers going 10-3 during that span. Adjusting to a reduced ball-handling domiciled to fto Doncic and Reaves power the offense, James was shooting 54.4% from the field, averaging 17.6 points per crippled connected only 12.3 changeable attempts successful the first 12 games earlier Doncic and Reaves were injured.

With some guards retired successful the Lakers’ past crippled against Dallas, James changeable 12 for 22 from the field, scoring 30 points pinch 15 assists. It was the about changeable attempts for James successful a crippled since Dec. 20, 2025, erstwhile Reaves was retired because of a calf strain and Doncic suffered a a limb contusion that constricted him to conscionable the first half.

The Thunder (62-16) person won 5 consecutive games. The defending NBA champions are 3-0 against the Lakers this season, including a 43-point drubbing past week. The Lakers decorativeness the regular play astatine Golden State connected Thursday, astatine location against Phoenix connected Friday and against Utah connected Sunday. The playoffs statesman April 18.