Is Mark Williams Making Lakers Debut vs Pacers? LA Releases Final Injury Report

The Indiana Pacers will be taking on the Los Angeles Lakers today from Crypto.com Arena. Los Angeles will be missing multiple key players in this game as both Luka Doncic and LeBron James have been ruled out for the contest.

Will Luka Doncic Make Lakers Debut vs Pacers? LA Releases Injury Report

This should give the Pacers some sort of advantage in the game as they look to keep the winning ways going strong. But the Lakers could also be getting a massive piece back to the rotation.

Center Mark Williams could be making his debut with the team after coming to Los Angeles in a trade from Charlotte. Williams was listed as questionable entering this game against the Pacers and will be out for this contest today.

Austin Reaves is game-time “and questionable” - Mark Williams is still out because the trade is still “pending.”
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) February 8, 2025

On the season with the Hornets, Williams has averaged 15.6 points, 9,6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. The big man is a legitimate lob threat for Los Angeles and should make life much easier on both Doncic and James when they return.

Williams isn't the best on the defensive end but playing alongside the other Lakers defenders could help things. Los Angeles took a massive gamble trading for Williams considering his long injury history.

The Pacers will be without center Myles Turner for this game so they will need others to step up in his absence. Backup big man Thomas Bryant will be given the challenge of facing the Lakers but he has proven his worth this season while with the Pacers.

Indiana has won seven of their last 10 games overall and remains in the fourth spot within the Eastern Conference standings. The Pacers have completely turned things around from their slow start to start the season and now are seen as one of the better teams in the NBA.

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