LeBron James will not play because of illness when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Sacramento Kings, while Anthony Davis is a game-time decision with a sprained ankle.

Lakers star big man Anthony Davis exited the Lakers' Christmas Day meeting with the Warriors with an apparent ankle injury. Davis went down early in the game after a missed Los Angeles field goal. As he attempted to track where the ball would bounce,

The star big man misses the rest of the game after suffering a sprained left ankle in the first quarter against Golden State.

Lakers big man Anthony Davis didn’t return for Los Angeles against Golden State after spraining his left ankle midway through the first quarter.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis intends to play against the Sacramento Kings despite spraining his left ankle.

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The All-NBA big man appeared to hurt his ankle in the first quarter against the Dubs and left the game. He did not return and it was later reported he suffered a sprained ankle. Fortunately for the Lakers the ailment does not seem serious, as the man himself said after the game.

The Los Angeles Lakers etched a narrow victory vs the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, beating their opponents by two points. However, the Lakers ended up losing Anthony Davis to an ankle injury,