{"id":399478,"date":"2026-01-10T01:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/399478\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T01:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:11:07","slug":"lakers-injury-report-vs-bucks-are-lebron-james-rui-hachimura-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/399478\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers injury report vs. Bucks: Are LeBron James, Rui Hachimura playing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lakers injury report vs. Bucks: Are LeBron James, Rui Hachimura playing?<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> (23-12) are hosting the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> (16-21) on Jan. 9 as both teams look to get back to their winning ways after suffering losses on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles is coming off a 107-91 loss to the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> in a game where they were struggling to find success from anybody but Luka Doncic (38 points).<\/p>\n

With Austin Reaves still being out with a calf strain, LeBron James also missed the contest while dealing with left foot joint arthritis and the same sciatica injury that has been lingering throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Friday’s injury report provided updates to multiple Lakers players dealing with setbacks.<\/p>\n

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LeBron James (foot, sciatica) listed as probable, Rui Hachimura (calf) out for Jan. 9 vs. Bucks<\/p>\n

According to the NBA’s injury report<\/a>, LeBron James is listed as probable after sitting out of Wednesday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs with foot and sciatica injuries.<\/p>\n

Rui Hachimura will miss his sixth straight game while dealing with the calf strain he suffered on Dec. 28 against the Sacramento Kings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Austin Reaves (calf) and Adou Thiero (knee) are also listed as out for the contest.<\/p>\n

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This news shows that first-year Laker Jake LaRavia will draw his sixth straight start while filling in for the injured Hachimura.<\/p>\n

In the five games LaRavia has started with Hachimura being out, he’s been able to step up big for the Lakers, averaging 15.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 2.0 steals.<\/p>\n

On the Bucks’ side of things, their report is short. Taurean Price (neck) is listed as out.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles currently sits as the No. 5 seed in the West, and Milwaukee is the last team out of the Play-In as the No. 11 seed in the East.<\/p>\n

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