LeBron James, who was initially listed as questionable against the Golden State Warriors, has been downgraded to “out” with what the Lakers are only calling “left ankle soreness,” the team announced on Saturday. This is the second game in a row James will miss with this injury, but that undersells how long he’s been dealing with it.
The Lakers have been listing James on their injury report with “left ankle soreness” for the last 35 games. This will only be his seventh missed game with the diagnosis, but it’s the first games he’ll have missed consecutively in that frame.