As the Los Angeles Lakers enter into a stretch of three games in four days, they do so shorthanded. LeBron James suffered a groin strain on Christmas Day and has already been ruled out for Thursday’s matchup with the Sacramento Kings.
So too was Rajon Rondo, who sustained a sprained right ring finger, also in the game against the Golden State Warriors. Both players are considered day to day with their respective injuries.
Despite early optimism with James, he could miss a decent chunk of games because of the ‘significant’ strain. With two primary ballhandlers unavailable, more figures to fall on Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram.