Lakers And Bulls Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls will face off at the United Center. 

For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

The Lakers have ruled out Jalen Hood-Schifino, Alex Fudge and D'Moi Hodge. 

Meanwhile, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt have all been upgraded to available.  

As for the Bulls, they will be without Lonzo Ball, Onuralp Bitim, Torrey Craig, Henri Drell, Zach LaVine and Adama Sanogo. 

Patrick Williams and Alex Caruso are both available.  

NBA's official injury report  / Lakers-Bulls

The starting lineups for both teams have been announced by Underdog NBA. 

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reddish, Prince, James, Davis on Wednesday."

Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reddish, Prince, James, Davis on Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) December 21, 2023

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Bulls will start White, Caruso, DeRozan, Williams, Vucevic on Wednesday."

Lineup alert: Bulls will start White, Caruso, DeRozan, Williams, Vucevic on Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) December 21, 2023

The Lakers come into the night with a 15-12 record in their first 27 games, which has them as the eighth seed in the Western Conference.  

They are 5-5 over their last ten games and in the middle of a two-game losing streak.

Following the Bulls, the Lakers will visit Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. 

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The Bulls are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference with an 11-17 record in their first 28 games. 

They are 6-4 over their last ten games and most recently beat Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 108-104.

Following the Lakers, the Bulls will host Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday evening at the United Center. 

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