{"id":504490,"date":"2026-01-09T20:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/504490\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T20:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:13:10","slug":"is-lebron-james-playing-tonight-vs-bucks-game-status-for-lakers-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/504490\/","title":{"rendered":"Is LeBron James playing tonight vs. Bucks? Game status for Lakers star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/news\/lebron-james-playing-tonight-vs-bucks-game-status-lakers-star\/9e1649136fc77e8b94e52519?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is LeBron James playing tonight vs. Bucks? Game status for Lakers star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Is LeBron James playing tonight vs. Bucks? Game status for Lakers star<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After dropping their last game to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/san-antonio-spurs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Antonio Spurs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">San Antonio Spurs<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Lakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> will look to bounce back when they host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/milwaukee-bucks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Milwaukee Bucks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Star forward LeBron James didn\u2019t play in the game against the Spurs as it was the second night of a back-to-back and James hasn\u2019t been officially cleared by the organization to play in back-to-backs.<\/p>\n<p>But, what about his status for the matchup with the Bucks?<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James listed as &#8216;questionable&#8217; for matchup with Milwaukee<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, James\u2019 status for Friday night remains up in the air, as he is <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-01-09_01_00PM.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:listed as \u201cquestionable\u201d for the contest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">listed as \u201cquestionable\u201d for the contest<\/a> with left foot joint arthritis and right sciatica on the injury report. His final status for the contest will be determined prior to tipoff.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to missing the game against San Antonio, James had appeared in 12 consecutive games for the Lakers after missing 16 of the team\u2019s first 22 games to start the season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>On the season, James is averaging 21.7 points, 6.8 assists and 5.4 rebounds in 33.3 minutes per performance.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting between the Lakers and Bucks will be the second of the season between the two teams. The Lakers bested the Bucks 119-95 back on Nov. 15.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More NBA news<\/strong>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is LeBron James playing tonight vs. Bucks? 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