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UPDATE: LeBron James' Current Injury Status For Pelicans-Lakers Game

LeBron James is on the injury report for Friday's game.

UPDATE: LeBron James is available (h/t Daniel Starkand of Lakers Nation). 

On Friday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the New Orleans Pelicans in California.  

For the game, four-time NBA Champion LeBron James is listed as questionable on the injury report.   

Via Underdog NBA: "LeBron James (ankle) listed questionable Friday."

James has appeared in 47 games this season and is averaging 24.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 51.9% from the field and 38.8% from the three-point range.   

The Lakers are the ninth seed in the Western Conference and have a 27-26 record in 53 games.   

They had been in the middle of a three-game winning streak before losing to Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets by a score of 114-106. 

In 35 minutes of playing time, James had 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, one steal and one block while shooting 9/20 from the field and 2/6 from the three-point range. 

Following the Pelicans, the Lakers will host Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday evening. 

They are a solid 17-9 in the 26 games they have hosted on their home floor in Los Angeles, California. 

Meanwhile, the Pelicans enter Friday's showdown as the sixth seed in the Western Conference with a 30-21 record in 51 games. 

They are 6-4 over their last ten games and also in the middle of a four-game winning streak. 

Following Los Angeles, the Pelicans will travel to Oregon for a matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday evening. 

On the road, they are 15-11 in 26 games. 

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