Lakers News: L.A. Is Healing Ahead Of Sixers-Lakers
Following two straight road defeats, your 10-14 Los Angeles Lakers are hoping to get back on track tonight against All-NBA center Joel Embiid and his 12-12 Philadelphia 76ers.
Los Angeles is, happily, looking significantly healthier ahead of a suddenly-winnable matchup with Sixers, in its fifth of six road games.
Per the league's latest injury report, L.A.'s All-Star frontcourt tandem of Anthony Davis and LeBron James are set to return tonight, after both players missed Wednesday's 126-113 Toronto Raptors loss, and Davis missed the majority of Tuesday's 116-102 Cleveland Cavaliers defeat, leaving late in the first quarter with flu-like symptoms.
Davis, who prior to going down Tuesday had been playing like an MVP of late, is hoping to pick up where he left off, having logged ten straight 24+ point double-doubles ahead of the Cavs game.
A pair of reserve Lakers forwards, Wenyen Gabriel (sprained left shoulder) and Juan Toscano-Anderson (sprained right ankle), remain out for at least for the duration of the road trip. Gabriel could return next week, Anderson may be out a bit longer.
Two-way L.A. players Scotty Pippen Jr. and Cole Swider are still with the Lakers' El Segundo NBA G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.
Two of Philadelphia's Big Three -- Embiid and All-Star guard James Harden -- will be available. The third member of that triumvirate, shooting guard Tyrese Maxey, is out as he recuperates from a left foot fracture. The trio has been healthy together in just six games this season.
Backup swingman Danuel House Jr., one of the team's new additions this summer, is sidelined with a lacerated left foot. Backup big man Georges Niang is unavailable as well, as he deals with a sore right foot.
Sixers two-way players Julian Champagnie and Lee Saben are with the team's Delaware NBAGL affiliate.
The action kicks off tonight at 4:30 p.m. PT on ESPN.
