Local fans who bought tickets for Monday’s Nets-Lakers game expecting to see a star-studded matchup are going to be disappointed.
Kevin Durant is out for the Nets with a sprained right MCL suffered Jan. 8 and at least another week from being reevaluated. And Lakers’ starsJames is 117 points shy of surpassing fellow Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for No. 1 on the NBA’s all-time career scoring list.
On the front end of a back-to-back in the city, James is being held out with left ankle soreness. Meanwhile, Davis is being rested with a right foot stress injury after playing in the last two games against San AntonioThe Lakers face the Knicks Tuesday at the Garden on the tail end of the back-to-back.Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis won’t play in the Monday matchup.Ben Simmons is questionable for Brooklyn.
T.J. Warren is doubtful versus the Lakers, but also did not require any imaging. David Duke Jr., Kessler Edwards and Dru Smith are all out on G-League assignment.
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