{"id":496816,"date":"2026-02-22T13:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496816\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:19:08","slug":"is-lebron-james-playing-vs-celtics-tonight-final-status-for-lakers-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496816\/","title":{"rendered":"Is LeBron James playing vs. Celtics tonight? Final status for Lakers star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/news\/lebron-james-playing-vs-celtics-tonight-final-status-lakers-star\/a6b052ca421eaa9c2947f960?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is LeBron James playing vs. Celtics tonight? Final status for Lakers star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Is LeBron James playing vs. Celtics 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 be looking to run off a third consecutive win when they host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/boston-celtics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boston Celtics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Boston Celtics<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It will be the second and final meeting of the season between the two longtime rivals. The Celtics won the first matchup back in early December.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James will play vs. Celtics on Sunday night<\/p>\n<p>Lakers star forward LeBron James didn\u2019t play in that first meeting, but it will be a different story this time around.<\/p>\n<p>James isn\u2019t listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-02-21_09_45PM.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 Boston, so he\u2019ll be out on the floor for the Lakers. It will be James&#8217; 62nd career regular season game against the Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>On the season, James has played in 37 games for L.A. and averaged 21.7 points, 7.2 assists 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per performance. He played in his record-setting 21st All-Star game last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers (34-21) enter the matchup with Boston sitting fifth in the Western Conference standings. Meanwhile the Celtics (36-19) are second in the East, behind only the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/detroit-pistons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Pistons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Pistons<\/a>. With playoff positioning on the line, both teams should have plenty to play for.<\/p>\n<p>More Los Angeles Lakers news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is LeBron James playing vs. Celtics tonight? 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