The Los Angeles Lakers are at home at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night as they host the Chicago Bulls.
Los Angeles enters Saturday’s matchup amid a recent rough patch as they have dropped five of their last 10 games including losing to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.
They will now look to get back into the win column against a Bulls team that has won six of their last 10 games and are coming off an impressive victory on Thursday against the Sacramento Kings.
For the Lakers, they may be without three of their key players on Saturday as Luka Dončić, LeBron James and Austin reaves are listed on their injury report.
The Lakers have listed Dončić as probable with an ankle injury and he is expected to play after sitting out of Thursday’s loss to the Bucks.
Reaves is also expected to return after missing Thursday’s game as he has been listed as probable with an ankle injury.
For James, he has been upgraded to questionable with a groin injury that has kept him sidelined for the Lakers’ last seven games.
Head coach J.J. Redick is hopeful that James will make his return on Saturday but he could miss his eighth consecutive contest with him being listed as questionable.
Los Angeles has also upgraded Rui Hachimura to probable on Saturday and he is expected to return from his 12-game absence due to a knee injury.
Dorian Finney-Smith, Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt are also probable for Saturday’s matchup while Maxi Kleber has been ruled out.
On the other side, the Bulls have ruled out Lonzo Ball and Ayo Dosunmu and have listed Tre Jones as questionable with a foot injury and Kevin Huerter as probable with a thumb injury.
Fans can catch Saturday’s interconference matchup between the Bulls and Lakers from Los Angeles at 10:30 p.m. EST.
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