{"id":496156,"date":"2026-02-28T19:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/496156\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T19:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:40:07","slug":"is-lebron-james-playing-vs-warriors-tonight-final-status-for-lakers-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/496156\/","title":{"rendered":"Is LeBron James playing vs. Warriors 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-warriors-tonight-final-status-lakers-star\/5eced34adb23773023304ee6?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. Warriors tonight? Final status for Lakers star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Is LeBron James playing vs. Warriors 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 look to halt a three-game losing streak against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golden State Warriors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Golden State Warriors<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It will be the third meeting of the season between the teams. The Warriors won the first meeting, but the Lakers came out victorious in the most recent matchup earlier this month. Whoever wins on Saturday night will take the edge in the season series.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James will play vs. Warriors on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to LeBron James\u2019 status for the game, the star forward isn\u2019t listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-02-28_12_15PM.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>, so he\u2019ll be available to play.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, James has played in 40 games for the Lakers and posted averages of 21.5 points, 7.0 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per performance.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>But while James will be available, Warriors star guard Steph Curry won&#8217;t be. Curry has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/news\/steph-curry-playing-vs-lakers-tonight-final-status-warriors-star\/b9bd05b90655439de8ac062d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ruled out of the game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ruled out of the game<\/a> due to a nagging knee injury that has kept him sidelined for the entire month of February. So, fans unfortunately won&#8217;t get an opportunity to see two all-time greats go head-to-head.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers and Warriors are scheduled to meet again in April. Hopefully both James and Curry will be available for that one.<\/p>\n<p>More Los Angeles Lakers news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is LeBron James playing vs. Warriors tonight? 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