Lakers release final injury report for Tuesday's game versus Thunder
The Lakers will be without five of their rotation players, including four of their starters, when they face the Thunder on Tuesday.
On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will once again face the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder , this time at home. They lost 139-96 to the Thunder on Thursday, and now that they have lost two games in a row, they have fallen from third to fourth place in the Western Conference. Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sustained hamstring and oblique strains, respectively, in Thursday's game, and they're both expected to be out for at least the next few weeks.
For Tuesday's contest, LeBron James will also be sidelined due to a left foot ailment, and with veteran guard Marcus Smart still out of action, L. A. will be very short-handed as a result.
LeBron James is out tonight against the Thunder with left foot soreness, the Lakers announced. Tonight is the start of three games in four nights for LAL, followed by GSW on the road Thursday and home against PHX on Friday. ā Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 7, 2026 In addition, backup center Jaxson Hayes will not play in Tuesday's matchup.
Jaxson Hayes (left foot soreness) is out tonight as well, per the Lakers ā Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 8, 2026 With a 50-28 record, the Lakers are half a game behind the third-place Nuggets and one game in front of the fifth-place Houston Rockets. They own the tiebreaker against both Denver and Houston. This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers release final injury report for Tuesday's game versus Thunder