Lakers Injury Report: LA, Atlanta All-Stars Downgraded Ahead of Friday Clash

Will the Lakers' and Hawks' best players suit up?

Jan 6, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) controls the ball against Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

It's possible that none of the three 2024 All-Stars on the Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks will be available to suit up for Friday night's clash between a pair of clubs desperate for a win.

According to the league's most recent injury report, All-NBA Second Team Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis has seen his status downgraded to probable ahead of the matchup as he continues to deal with lingering plantar fasciitis. Up until Wednesday's brutal 134-93 loss to the Miami Heat, Davis had shown few ill effects from the ailment. But in that game, he looked slow, and his offense abandoned him.

All-NBA Third Team Lakers power forward LeBron James, however, is considered questionable to play through a newly-announced left heel contusion in an ominous sign for his plan to play all 82 games this year.

Beyond Davis and James, L.A. could also be without its third-best player, point guard Austin Reaves, who will miss yet another game due to a left pelvic contusion. Both generations of James men could be absent, too. Rookie point guard Bronny James, son of LeBron, remains questionable with the lingering left foot soreness that has pestered him for the past several weeks.

Most of the Lakers' big man depth beyond Davis is also on the shelf. Backup center Jaxson Hayes (right ankle sprain/contusion), power forward Jarred Vanderbilt (right foot surgery recovery) and power forward/center Christian Wood (left knee surgery recovery) are all out. Vanderbilt and Wood have yet to play a game for the 12-10 Lakers this season.

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On the Hawks side, All-Star Atlanta point guard Trae Young is considered merely probable to play through his right Achilles tendinitis. That did not keep him out of the Hawks' last game, a 119-104 blowout of the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, but he scored a dreadfully inefficient 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting from the field (0-of-9 from long range), while also chipping in seven assists (against four turnovers) and four rebounds.

Bench center Cody Zeller is not with the team at present. Two-way players Dominick Barlow, Seth Lundy, and Keaton Wallace are all with the Hawks' NBAGL affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, as is second-year power forward/center Mouhamed Gueye, who's on assignment with College Park.

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