At the crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, the Memphis Grizzlies will take on the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA basketball game.
The latest injury status of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Ja Morant
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- Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies will try to make it 12 straight victories when they face the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.
The Grizzlies have scored 117.5 points per game on 47.3% shooting from the field, 35.1% from deep, and 71.3% from the charity stripe so far this season.
Furthermore, they commit 13.4 turnovers per game while grabbing 49 boards, dishing out 25.3 assists, making 8 steals, and making 6.1 blocks per contest.
Ja Morant, a guard, leads the team in scoring with 27.4 points per game on average along with 5.6 rebounds and 7.9 assists.
Apart from being the team’s leading scorer (8.4 ppg) and blocker (1.1 bpg), Steven Adams also pulls down 11.3 rpg. Bane is the second-leading scorer for the team, averaging 21.8 points per game along with 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Injury Report
| PLAYER | POSITION | UPDATED | INJURY | INJURY STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams | SF | Thu, Jan 19 | Illness | Game Time Decision |
| Danny Green | SF | Fri, Jan 13 | Knee | Expected to be out until at least Mar 24 |
SEE MORE: Ja Morant’s Injury Status with the Memphis Grizzlies
- Los Angeles Lakers
A big reason why the Los Angeles Lakers haven’t been winning this season is all the players who have missed time due to injury. They have a losing record at the moment, having won just once in their last five games. In their most recent game, they fell short to the Sacramento Kings by a score of 116-111.
With a 48.6 percent field goal percentage, 33.7 percent three-point percentage, and an 80.three percent free throw percentage, the Lakers are averaging 116.9 points per game this season.
They also average 13.7 turnovers per game but compensate with 44.7 boards, 25 assists, 6.6 steals, and 4.7 blocks.
LeBron James leads the Lakers in scoring with 29.8 points per game while also averaging 8.4 rebounds and 7 assists. Russell Westbrook is leading the league in scoring with 15.8 points per game and assists with 7.7 per contest.
There has been no sign of Anthony Davis or Lonnie Walker IV.
Thomas Bryant has become an integral part of the team, averaging 12.5 points and seven rebounds per game.
Injury Report
| PLAYER | POSITION | UPDATED | INJURY | INJURY STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | SF | Thu, Jan 19 | Ankle | Game Time Decision |
| Austin Reaves | SG | Thu, Jan 19 | Hamstring | Expected to be out until at least Jan 22 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | SF | Thu, Jan 19 | Knee | Expected to be out until at least Jan 22 |
| Anthony Davis | C | Mon, Jan 16 | Foot | Expected to be out until at least Feb 2 |
