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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Broderick Turner

With no LeBron James, Lakers can’t keep pace with Kings in loss

LOS ANGELES — They have never been whole during this already painful season, the injuries mounting, the illnesses mounting and the losses mounting in the process for the Los Angeles Lakers.

And just as they got another player back from the sick bay for their game against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena — a 120-114 defeat — the Lakers lost their best player when it was ruled that LeBron James wasn’t going to play because of a strained left adductor that was suffered during Wednesday night’s loss against the Clippers.

James has been listed as day to day, but his injury could leave him off the court for at least Sunday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets.

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