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Lakers rule out LeBron James vs. Bucks because of ankle

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LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James has been downgraded to out for the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night because of a sore left ankle, the team announced.

It will be the ninth missed game for James, 39, this season.

He missed the Lakers' last game before the All-Star break and the first one after it while seeking treatment on the ankle, which has been an ongoing issue for the 21-year veteran for months.

The Lakers star limped off the court with just under four minutes to go in the team's loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.