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

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

UPDATE: LeBron James is available (h/t Jovan Buha of The Athletic). 

On Friday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the San Antonio Spurs in California. 

For the game, LeBron James is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available.

The four-time NBA Champion has missed each of the previous two games.    

Via ESPN's Dave McMenamin: "LeBron James has been upgraded to probable for tonight, per the Lakers"

James has played in 49 games and is averaging 24.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 52.0% from the field and 39.5% from the three-point range. 

The Lakers are the ninth seed in the Western Conference with a 30-27 record in 57 games. 

They are 6-4 over their last ten games and most recently lost to Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors by a score of 128-110.  

Following the Spurs, the Lakers will travel to Arizona for a showdown with Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon. 

On the road, they are 11-18 in 29 games, while they are 19-9 in 28 games at home in Los Angeles. 

As for the Spurs, they are the 15th seed (last place) in the Western Conference with an 11-46 record in 57 games. 

They are 1-9 over their last ten games and are in the middle of a two-game losing streak. 

Most recently, the Spurs lost to the Sacramento Kings by a score of 127-122. 

Following Los Angeles, they will travel to Salt Lake City to play the Jazz on Sunday evening. 

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