Lakers Injury Report: Thunder Star Questionable Vs LA

Could the injury bug have bitten the other side at last?

Your Los Angeles Lakers may have been dealt with a massive stroke of injury luck ahead of their Martin Luther King Jr. matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder this evening.

According to the NBA's latest injury report, top MVP contender Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is considered questionable to suit up with a right knee sprain.

The Thunder's injury report is otherwise clean tonight, thus far. 

Missing SGA would be a huge blow for the (slightly) favored Thunder, who at 27-11 are currently the second seed in the Western Conference. The 6'6" backcourt star is the best player on one of NBA's best young teams, averaging 31.5 points on .558/.341/.891 shooting splits, 6.4 assists, and 5.9 rebounds across 37 contests. His absence would give the Lakers an actual shot at an upset.

Two rotational Lakers have already been ruled out in point guard Gabe Vincent (left knee effusion surgery) and small forward Cam Reddish (another left knee effusion). One reporter listed D'Angelo Russell as being out for the action tonight, but officially he is questionable with a non-COVID-19 illness.

All-Star center Anthony Davis is considered probable to play through a left ankle sprain/bone bruise, while All-NBA forward LeBron James, who sat out Saturday's 132-125 road loss to the Utah Jazz with a left ankle peroneal tendinopathy, is questionable to suit up tonight.