UPDATE: Los Angeles Lakers Injury Report Against Miami Heat

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced their injury report for Wednesday's game.
Jan 7, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Jan 7, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

UPDATE: LeBron James and Anthony Davis are available (h/t Ryan Ward of Lakers Nation).

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Miami Heat in California.

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

The Lakers have ruled out Dorian Finney-Smith, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Bronny James, Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood.

Anthony Davis and LeBron James are both probable.

NBA Injury Report
NBA Injury Report / January 15

The Lakers are the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 20-17 record in 37 games.

They are coming off a 126-102 loss to the San Antonio Spurs (at home).

Davis and James combined for 48 points.

Via ESPN's Dave McMenamin on Monday: "The Lakers come out of their six-game layoff the same way they went into it: with a double-digit defeat. Spurs beat L.A. 126-102, outscoring the Lakers 37-13 in the 4th Q. AD 30p on 13-for-18 13r 2s 2b; LeBron 18p on 7-of-11 8a 7tos; Reaves 12p on 4-of-14 8a."

Right now, they are in the middle of a three-game losing streak (and have won five of their last ten games).

Earlier this month, the Lakers were blown out by the Heat (134-93) in Miami.

Tyler Herro led the way with 31 points in just 27 minutes of playing time.

Miami Heat
Jan 3, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) shoots against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

As for Miami, they come into the night as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 20-18 record in 38 games.

They most recently lost to the Clippers (in Los Angeles) by a score of 109-98.

Following the Lakers, the Heat will host the Denver Nuggets on Friday in Miami.


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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.