Lakers And Timberwolves Injury Reports
On Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are facing off at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports (updated as of 4:30 Eastern Time).
The Lakers have ruled out Mo Bamba, Scotty Pippen Jr. and Cole Swider.
Meanwhile, Anthony Davis is probable and LeBron James is questionable.
The Timberwolves have ruled out Naz Reid, while Karl-Anthony Towns, Matt Ryan, Austin Rivers, Taurean Prince and Jaylen Nowell are listed as questionable.
Anthony Edwards and Kyle Anderson are both probable.
NBA's official injury report
The Lakers come into the night with a 38-38 record in 76 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games and 17-20 in the 37 games they have played on the road.
In 2020, the Lakers won the NBA Championship over the Miami Heat, but they are coming off a season where they went 33-49 and missed the playoffs.
As for the Timberwolves, they are tied with the New Orleans Pelicans for the seventh seed in the Western Conference and have a 39-38 record in 77 games.
They are 5-5 in their last ten games and a solid 21-17 in the 38 games they have hosted on their home floor at the Target Center.
Last year, the Timberwolves made the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2018 season (they lost to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round in six games).
Both teams are currently in one of the four play-in tournament spots.
