{"id":646011,"date":"2026-03-07T22:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/646011\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T22:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:07:16","slug":"knicks-vs-lakers-injury-report-march-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/646011\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks vs. Lakers Injury Report \u2013 March 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The injury report for the New York Knicks (41-23) heading into their game against the Los Angeles Lakers (38-25) currently features only one player. The Lakers have three injured players listed on the report. The matchup is slated for 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 8.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the NBA, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/62741?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1420&amp;pb=976169&amp;cid=SPv4S4GltI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Use our link<\/a> to sign up.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the game on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/live\/espn-880-7905\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN New York<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Knicks vs. Lakers Game Info<\/p>\n<p>When: Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. ET<br \/>\nWhere: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California<br \/>\nTV: ABC<br \/>\nKnicks&#8217; Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>Knicks Injuries: <\/p>\n<p>Miles McBride: Out (Ankle)<\/p>\n<p>Knicks&#8217; Top Players (Last 20 Games)<\/p>\n<p>Knicks Stats<\/p>\n<p>New York has a +423 scoring differential, topping opponents by 6.6 points per game. It is putting up 117.2 points per game to rank ninth in the league and is giving up 110.6 per contest to rank fifth in the NBA.<br \/>\nJalen Brunson paces the Knicks, putting up 26.2 points per game (ninth in the league).<br \/>\nNew York is seventh in the NBA at 46.1 rebounds per game. That&#8217;s 4.8 more than the 41.3 its opponents average.<br \/>\nKarl-Anthony Towns paces the Knicks with 11.9 rebounds per game (second in league play).<br \/>\nNew York connects on 14.8 three-pointers per game (fourth-most in the league) while shooting 37.5% from deep (fourth-best in the NBA). It is making 1.2 more threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 13.6 per game while shooting 35.4%.<br \/>\nThe Knicks&#8217; Brunson hits 2.8 three-pointers per game (19th in the NBA) to lead the team.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for officially licensed NBA gear? <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/58417?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1317&amp;pb=976170&amp;cid=SPv4S4GltI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fanatics<\/a> has jerseys, hats, apparel, memorabilia, trading cards, collectibles and more.<\/p>\n<p>Lakers&#8217; Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>Lakers Injuries: <\/p>\n<p>LeBron James: Day-To-Day (Elbow), <\/p>\n<p>Maxi Kleber: Day-To-Day (Back), <\/p>\n<p>Deandre Ayton: Day-To-Day (Knee)<\/p>\n<p>Lakers&#8217; Top Players (Last 20 Games)<\/p>\n<p>Lakers Stats<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles has a +41 scoring differential, putting up 116.0 points per game (12th in league) and allowing 115.3 (15th in NBA).<br \/>\nLuka Doncic scored a team-leading 32.5 points per game which ranked him first in the league.<br \/>\nThe 40.9 rebounds per game Los Angeles accumulates rank 29th in the NBA. Their opponents grab 41.0.<br \/>\nDeandre Ayton paces the Lakers with 8.2 rebounds per game (20th in league).<br \/>\nLos Angeles makes 1.1 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 12.0 (23rd in the league) compared to its opponents&#8217; 13.1.<br \/>\nDoncic is first in the NBA and leads the Lakers with 3.7 made treys per game.<\/p>\n<p>Rep your favorite players with officially licensed NBA gear. <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/58417?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1379&amp;pb=976204&amp;cid=SPv4S4GltI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head to Fanatics<\/a> to find jerseys, shirts, hats, and much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The injury report for the New York Knicks (41-23) heading into their game against the Los Angeles Lakers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646012,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790],"tags":[7,55906,4034,1698,300,4044,251,150,4033,4043,736,6,55552,191,2666],"class_list":{"0":"post-646011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-lakers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-ds-sports","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-lakers","12":"tag-lakers","13":"tag-lalakers","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-losangeleslakers","18":"tag-men","19":"tag-nba","20":"tag-nba-preview","21":"tag-new-york-knicks","22":"tag-professional"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116190175409773146","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}