Los Angeles has to win this game badly as the Lakers take on the struggling Memphis Grizzlies.
Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Santi Aldama, Brandon Clarke, Jaren Jackson Jr., Luke Kennard, John Konchar, Marcus Smart, Derrick Rose, Lamar Stevens, Yuta Watanabe, Vince Williams Jr., and Ziaire Williams are the 13 players from the Memphis Grizzlies who are listed as injured.
Ja Morant is out with a labral rupture in his right shoulder. Desmond Bane has a decompressed lumbar disc. Santi Aldama is out with a strained right foot. Because of an injury to his right hand, Brandon Clarke is out. Due to tendinitis in his right quadriceps, Jaren Jackson Jr. is out. Luke Kennard is out while recovering from a left knee injury. John Konchar is not able to work because of right plantar fasciitis. Derrick Rose is out until his lower back and right groin heal. Marcus Smart is out with a central slip tear in his right ring finger. Lamar Stevens is out with a strain to his left adductor. Yuta Watanabe is absent for private reasons. Vince Williams Jr. is sidelined with patellar tendinitis in his left knee. And and Ziaire Williams is sidelined because of a problem in his right lower back hip flexor.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ injury report features the following five players: Christian Wood, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Anthony Davis, and LeBron James. LeBron James is doubtful due to a left ankle peroneal tendinopathy, Anthony Davis is likely out with a left eye contusion, Jarred Vanderbilt is out because of a right midfoot sprain, Christian Wood is out because of a left knee surgery, and Jalen Hood-Schifino is out because of lumbar disc surgery.
Tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST, the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies will play a game.