LeBron James, Anthony Davis ruled out for Raptors matchup

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors.

James is struggling with left ankle pain, according to the team, and will miss his first game since being sidelined for more than two weeks in November with a strained left adductor.

Davis will not play after leaving Tuesday’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers with flu-like symptoms. The Lakers have said Davis’ illness is not related to COVID-19.

Lakers coach Darvin Ham said after the 116:102 defeat that Davis had tried to play through the illness, “but he just felt too weak, just too drained – a little bit dehydrated.”

Patrick Beverley is also listed as doubtful due to pain in his right knee.

The Lakers have won eight of their last 11 games, taking their record on the season to 10-13.

Information provided by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin was used in this report.