LeBron James, Anthony Davis out Monday vs. Nets

James, who is just 117 points from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA's all-time scoring leader, is dealing with left ankle soreness.

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Updated on January 30, 2023 12:33 PM

LeBron James scored 41 points in Saturday’s 125-121 overtime loss in Boston.

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis will miss tonight’s game against the Brooklyn Nets (7:30 ET, NBA TV), the team announced Sunday.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis are out for tomorrow’s game in BKN, per the Lakers pic.twitter.com/Zp90N6dmEi

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 29, 2023

James, who is just 117 points from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, is dealing with left ankle soreness. James scored 41 points in Saturday’s 125-121 overtime loss in Boston while playing 44 minutes.

Davis, meanwhile, will also be sidelined as he’s dealing with a right foot stress injury. Davis had 16 points with 10 rebounds against the Celtics, coming off the bench for the second game in a row after missing 20 with a foot injury.