Lakers Injury Report: 3 LA Starters Downgraded For Christmas Game Vs Boston
Before the creation of the In-Season Tournament, probably the biggest non-opening night moment on the NBA's regular season slate ahead of All-Star Weekend was its Christmas Day slate.
Your 16-14 Los Angeles Lakers have appeared in the past 25 straight Christmas games. Yes, even the lottery mid-2010s vintage during the team's post-playoff, pre-LeBron James/Anthony Davis wilderness period.
Tomorrow night, the league's two winningest franchises will be suiting up against each other, in the first chapter of their rivalry for this season.
But the Lakers may be missing three of their current starters when they play the 22-6 Boston Celtics.
Per Jovan Buha of The Athletic, Los Angeles considers All-NBA point guard/power forward LeBron James (left ankle tendinopathy), All-Star center Anthony Davis (left ankle sprain/bone bruise), and starting small forward Cam Reddish (left groin soreness) questionable for the clash.
Power forwards Jarred Vanderbilt (left heel bursitis) and Rui Hachimura (left wrist soreness) are both listed as probable to do battle against Boston, according to the NBA's latest injury report.
After a brief comeback to the court, reserve Los Angeles point guard Gabe Vincent (left knee effusion) is out again and now reportedly considering a surgery, which would sideline him for months during a critical midseason juncture.
The action tips off at 2 p.m. PT.
