LeBron James is currently out of the Los Angeles Lakers lineup as he deals with a groin injury that he suffered last Saturday. He will miss Friday night's game vs. the Denver Nuggets. However, he is expected to travel to Sacramento on Friday night to attend the Division I basketball California state championship game to support his son Bryce James,

LeBron James will not play in the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Denver Nuggets due to a leg injury. The Lakers face more challenges as Maxi Kleber and Rui Hachimura are also out. Key players like Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic need to step up.

Luka Doncic sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' 131-126 loss at Denver on Friday night, cheering on his scrappy, short-handed teammates who nearly pulled off a shocker without four starters. Doncic joined LeBron James on the Lakers' lengthy list of unavailable players after scoring 45 points a night earlier in a loss at Milwaukee.