For the game, they could remain without one of their best players, as LeBron James is on the injury report. The four-time NBA Champion has missed each of the previous seven games, so this would be his eighth straight out of action (if he doesn't play).

Lakers beat reporter and insider Jovan Buha was not quite ready to commit to saying that James would certainly be back, but he did update the injury and say he's "more optimisitic" about the possibility. Buha also said that forward Rui Hachimura is more likely to return.

Both players were upgraded to questionable for Saturday night’s home game. James (groin) has missed the past seven games and Hachimura (patellar tendinopathy) has missed 10 straight.

JJ Redick recently praised Bronny James for how he's handled the negativity surrounding his rookie year in the NBA.

The Los Angeles Lakers were aggressively shorthanded on Thursday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, so Bronny James decided it was his time to shine. With his father, LeBron, still sidelined and Luka Doncic dealing with an ankle injury,

Bronny James, who split his time between the Los Angeles Lakers and their G League team, reflected on his rookie season and the realities of being NBA superstar LeBron James' son.