UPDATE: Charlotte Hornets And Los Angeles Lakers Injury Reports

The Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers have announced their injury reports.

UPDATE: LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Jarred Vanderbilt are all available (h/t Jovan Buha of The Athletic). 

LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Jarred Vanderbilt are all available vs. Charlotte, per the Lakers.

— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) December 29, 2023

UPDATE: Brandon Miller is available, while Mark Williams has been ruled out. 

UPDATE: @hornets guard Brandon Miller has been upgraded and is available to play tonight.

Mark Williams is out https://t.co/H6GQTXDvG5

— Charlotte Hornets PR (@HornetsPR) December 29, 2023

UPDATE: LeBron James and Anthony Davis are a game-time decision, while Cam Reddish has been ruled out (h/t Daniel Starkand of Lakers Nation).  

Cam Reddish is OUT tonight, according to Darvin Ham.

LeBron and AD are game-time decisions.

— Daniel Starkand (@DStarkand) December 29, 2023

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Charlotte Hornets in California. 

For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports (updated as of 5:30 Eastern Time). 

The Hornets have ruled out LaMelo Ball, Amari Bailey, Leaky Black, Gordon Hayward and Frank Ntilikina.

Brandon Miller is questionable, while Mark Williams is doubtful.

The Lakers will be without Gabe Vincent, while Rui Hachimura is available.

Anthony Davis, LeBron James and Cam Reddish are all questionable and Jarred Vanderbilt is probable. 

NBA's official injury report  / Hornets-Lakers

The Hornets are the 13th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 7-21 record in their first 28 games. 

They are 1-9 over their last ten games and in the middle of an eight-game losing streak. 

Most recently, the Hornets lost to the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 113-104. 

Miles Bridges led the way with 21 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and two blocks while shooting 9/23 from the field and 3/10 from the three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time. 

Following the Lakers, the Hornets will visit Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in Arizona on Friday. 

Same place, same time. #LetsFly35 pic.twitter.com/n4z7vjfzHw

— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) December 28, 2023

As for the Lakers, they are 16-15 in their first 31 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference. 

They are 4-6 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the Boston Celtics by a score of 126-115. 

Anthony Davis led the team with 40 points. 

Following the Hornets, the Lakers will visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday at the Target Center. 

More on the Charlotte Hornets can be read here

More on the Los Angeles Lakers can be read here