NBA News: Lakers' LeBron James Status Against Knicks

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers will miss the game with the New York Knicks on Tuesday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their best player, LeBron James, on Tuesday evening against the New York Knicks in Los Angeles, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported pre-game. 

LeBron James is going to give that right ankle one more day of rest today vs. Knicks -- and target a return on Wednesday vs. Rockets, sources tell @mcten and me.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 11, 2021

On Monday, the initial hope had been reported by Wojnarowski that James would likely play in the game on Tuesday (Tweet can be seen below from Monday), but Wojnarowski reports on Tuesday that James will rest his ankle just one more day.

Much more optimism on state of LeBron James’ right ankle after on-court work Sunday and Monday, sources tell ESPN. James was pain-free after several days off – and able to make hard cuts and elevate. Return on Tuesday vs. Knicks is likely. https://t.co/UTXIC1V0Vh

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 10, 2021

The Indiana Pacers play host to the Lakers on Saturday, as they continue to fight for their playoff lives, and James will probably be back for that game, it appears.

The Lakers are 3.5-point favorites, according to FanDuel.

.More on the Lakers as a whole can be read here.

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