The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers come hobbling into their Wednesday night game. The Spurs will be without key players, including No. 2 overall pick Dylan Harper. The Lakers will be without superstar LeBron James and Gabe Vincent and a host of other frontline players.
The Wednesday night San Antonio Spurs' game with the Los Angeles Lakers will definitely be a game where you cannot tell the players without a program.
The Lakers will come into their Wednesday night game against the Spurs looking like the walking wounded. The Spurs are going to be without key players as well. The injury report looks like a "Who's Who" list of NBA Basketball.
For the Lakers, 21-time All-NBA power forward LeBron James (sciatica), reserve center Maxi Kleber (abdominal muscle strain), and rookie forward Adou Thiero (left knee surgery recovery) will continue to wait to make their 2025 season debuts.
Point guard Gabe Vincent, who has missed most of the short season with a sprained left ankle, will also miss the game against San Antonio.
Shooting guard Austin Reaves, who did not play in the Lakers' Monday night win over the Portland Trail Blazers, has been upgraded to questionable and is expected to be a game-time decision.
The good news for Los Angeles is that they will have multiple-time All-NBA guard Luke Doncic back for the tilt against the Spurs.
Reserve center Jaxson Hayes, who sprained his right ankle Monday night, is probable. He has been a full-participant in practice.
According to a release issued by the Spurs, they are going to be without their share of players as well.
All-Star point guard De'Aaron Fox (right hamstring strain) and No. 2 rookie draft pick Dylan Harper (left calf strain) are both out for a few more weeks. Backup center Luke Kornet, who signed a lucrative three-year, $41 million deal in free agency to back up All-Star San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama, has been ruled out with a left ankle sprain.
The Spurs even have their two-way players on the shelf and questionable to play Wednesday. Harrison Ingram and Riley Minix might not be able to contribute to the cause.
Spurs backup center Kelly Olynyk (left heel surgery recovery), forward Jeremy Sochan (left wrist sprain) and reserve shooting guard Lindy Waters III (bilateral eye procedure) are all listed as questionable.
The Spurs enter the game at 5-1, while the Lakers are sitting at 6-2 despite not having James and Doncic for multiple contests. James has not played at all this season.