{"id":517226,"date":"2026-01-05T02:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/517226\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T02:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:04:42","slug":"is-lebron-james-playing-against-grizzlies-tonight-final-status-for-lakers-star-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/517226\/","title":{"rendered":"Is LeBron James playing against Grizzlies tonight? Final status for Lakers star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/news\/lebron-james-playing-against-grizzlies-tonight-final-status-lakers-star\/4e2d9d9976c9a85f19671239?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is LeBron James playing against Grizzlies tonight? Final status for Lakers star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Is LeBron James playing against Grizzlies tonight? Final status for Lakers star<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Lakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> will host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/memphis-grizzlies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Memphis Grizzlies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> for a second straight game on Sunday night. The Lakers bested the Grizzlies 128-121 on Friday night to move to 21-11 on the season. They\u2019ll look for\u00a0 a repeat performance tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In the game against the Grizzlies on Friday night, star forward LeBron James played 36 minutes and tallied 31 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. It was one of his more productive performances of the season. So, what does he have in store for an encore?<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James will play against the Grizzlies on Sunday night<\/p>\n<p>James is not listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-01-04_11_30AM.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:official injury report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">official injury report<\/a> for the game against the Grizzlies, indicating that he will be good to go. On the season, James is averaging 20.9 points, 6.5 assists and 5.1 rebounds per performance.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the win on Friday night, the Lakers also bested the Grizzlies in an NBA Group Stage game on Halloween. Overall, L.A. holds a five-game winning streak over Memphis that stretches back to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>While James will be available for the game on Sunday night, the Lakers will still be somewhat shorthanded. Austin Reaves (calf), Gabe Vincent (back), Rui Hachimura (calf) and Adou Thiero (knee) have all been ruled out of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers enter the game against Memphis tied for fourth in the Western Conference standings with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/houston-rockets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Rockets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Rockets<\/a>. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies sit 10th in the standings at 15-19. They\u2019ve lost three consecutive games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is LeBron James playing against Grizzlies tonight? 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