Los Angeles Lakers And Denver Nuggets Injury Reports

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets have announced their injury reports.

Mar 2, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) is greeted / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

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

As if there was any doubt… Anthony Davis (low back soreness) and LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) have been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game at Denver.

— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) April 20, 2024

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets will face off in Colorado for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports (updated as of 3:30 Eastern Time).

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

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

Meanwhile, the Nuggets will remain without Vlatko Cancar, and the rest of their roster is available for Game 1.

NBA Injury Report / Lakers-Nuggets

The Lakers are the seventh seed in the Western Conference after defeating the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in tournament.

They finished the regular season with a 47-35 record and are also in the middle of a three-game winning streak.

Last season, the Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors in the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs before getting swept by the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals.

Everybody. Everything. Every time. Playoff Basketball. pic.twitter.com/Iw4RS8RtOF

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 20, 2024

As for the Nuggets, they had another excellent season with a 57-25 record which has them as the second seed in the Western Conference.

They have gone 6-4 over their last ten games and are an incredible 33-8 in the 41 games they have hosted on their home floor in Denver.

Last season, the Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns and Lakers in the first three rounds of the playoffs before winning the 2023 NBA Championship over the Miami Heat.

Game 2 of the Lakers-Nuggets series will be on Monday evening (also in Denver).