LeBron James will sit out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ sport towards the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night time resulting from left foot arthritis, a choice that can forestall him from qualifying for consideration for his twenty second straight look on an All-NBA workforce.
James has been on one of many three All-NBA postseason groups in every of his final 21 seasons, however this sport would be the 18th he has missed this season. Gamers should play in no less than 65 video games to be thought of for end-of-season awards below the NBA’s present guidelines.
The Lakers introduced the choice about 5 hours earlier than they hosted the Spurs within the second night time of a brutal back-to-back set towards the Western Convention’s prime two groups. The previous had misplaced to Oklahoma Metropolis on Monday.
The Lakers are additionally holding out NBA scoring chief Luka Doncic (left hamstring pressure) for the third straight sport, together with Austin Reaves (left calf harm administration) and Marcus Good (proper ankle).
James is enjoying in his unprecedented twenty third NBA season, however he missed the coaching camp and the Lakers’ first 14 video games resulting from sciatica. He has performed in back-to-back video games at occasions since getting wholesome, however the Lakers have additionally monitored his well being carefully in hopes of maintaining him comparatively recent for the stretch run.
James is enjoying properly when wholesome this season, averaging 21.7 factors, 6.9 assists and 5.7 rebounds over 34 video games. The Lakers (32-20) are within the thick of the West playoff race regardless of having James, Doncic and Reaves all in the identical line-up for simply 10 video games up to now this season.
James was chosen for the All-Star Sport this weekend in Inglewood, California. So was Doncic, who was the main vote-getter.
Revealed on Feb 11, 2026