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

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

UPDATE: LeBron James is available (h/t Dan Woike of The Los Angeles Times). 

On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will be in Dallas to face off against the Mavericks.  

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

Via Underdog NBA: "LeBron James (calf) questionable for Tuesday."

James has played in 22 games so far this season and is averaging 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 55.3% from the field and 40.7% from the three-point range.   

The Lakers are 14-9 in their first 23 games, which has them as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.  

They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak and are 7-3 over their last ten games.  

On Saturday night, the Lakers won the In-Season Tournament when they beat the Indiana Pacers by a score of 123-109 in Las Vegas. 

In 35 minutes of playing time, James had 24 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals while shooting 10/21 from the field. 

Following the Mavs, the Lakers will play their next game on Wednesday evening when they visit the San Antonio Spurs. 

As for the Mavs, they come into the matchup with a 14-8 record in their first 22 games, which has them as the third seed in the Western Conference.  

They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak and most recently defeated the Memphis Grizzlies (on Monday in Tennessee) by a score of 120-113. 

Following the Lakers, the Mavs will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday evening in Dallas, Texas. 

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