UPDATE: LeBron James' Current Injury Status For Lakers-Hawks Game

LeBron James is on the injury report for Tuesday's game.

UPDATE: LeBron James is available (h/t Ryan Ward of Lakers Nation).   

LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) has been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game at Atlanta.

— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) January 31, 2024

On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will face off against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Georgia.  

For the game, LeBron James is listed as questionable on the injury report.

Via Mark Medina: "Lakers list LeBron James (left ankle) as questionable for tonight's game vs the Atlanta Hawks. Lakers rule out Anthony Davis (left hip, Achilles)"

Lakers list LeBron James (left ankle) as questionable for tonight's game vs the Atlanta Hawks. Lakers rule out Anthony Davis (left hip, Achilles)

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) January 30, 2024

James is currently averaging 25.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 52.3% from the field and 39.9% from the three-point range in 43 games.  

The Lakers are 24-24 in their first 48 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference. 

They are coming off a 135-119 loss to the Houston Rockets, and James had 23 points, six rebounds, ten assists, one steal and one block while shooting 9/15 from the field and 2/5 from the three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time. 

After the game, James said that he plans to play against the Hawks (h/t Spectrum SportsNet). 

Following the Hawks, the Lakers will travel to Massachusetts to face off against the Boston Celtics on Thursday evening. 

"We just got to be a better team. Got to be better to win ballgames and we didn't tonight." LeBron James reflects on tonight's loss and says he plans to play tomorrow in Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/EnJcjjuifi

— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) January 30, 2024

As for the Hawks, they are the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 19-27 record in their first 46 games. 

They are 4-6 over their last ten games and most recently beat the Toronto Raptors by a score of 126-125. 

Following the Lakers, the Hawks will host Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns on Friday evening at State Farm Arena. 

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