UPDATE: Los Angeles Lakers Injury Report Against Hawks

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced their injury report.
Dec 6, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) watches a free throw against the Atlanta Hawks in the third quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images
Dec 6, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) watches a free throw against the Atlanta Hawks in the third quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

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

On Friday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Atlanta Hawks in California.

For the game, the Lakers have announced their injury report (updated as of 5:30 Eastern Time).

The Lakers have ruled out Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jarred Vanderbilt, Gabe Vincent and Christian Wood.

All-Stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James are both listed as probable.

NBA Injury Report
NBA Injury Report / Jan 3

The Lakers enter play as the sixth seed in the Western Conference with a 19-14 record in 33 games.

They have gone 7-3 over their last ten.

Most recently, the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers (at home) by a score of 114-106.

James led the way with 38 points, three rebounds and eight assists while shooting 15/25 from the field and 7/10 from the three-point range in 36 minutes of playing time.

Via StatMuse: "Most points in a game by a 40+ year-old:

43 — MJ
39 — MJ
38 — LeBron

LeBron turned 40 three days ago."

Following the Hawks, the Lakers will head on the road to visit Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets on Sunday.

LeBron James
Jan 2, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson (00) defends Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) in the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

As for the Hawks, they are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with an 18-16 record in 34 games.

They have gone 5-5 over their last ten.

Most recently, the Hawks lost to the Denver Nuggets (on the road) by a score of 139-120.

Following the Lakers, they will visit James Harden and the LA Clippers on Saturday night.

Hawks NBA
Dec 26, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder on the sideline against the Chicago Bulls in the third quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Last month, the Hawks beat the Lakers by a score of 134-132 (in Atlanta).


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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.