The Lakers managed to regroup mid trip, Luka Doncic remained dominant and LeBron James may soon return from injury.

The Lakers' LeBron James is trending toward possibly playing the first game of his record-breaking 23rd NBA season tomorrow vs. the Jazz.

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will try to build upon its four-game win streak with a victory against San Antonio. Los Angeles went 50-32 overall and 36-16 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Lakers allowed opponents to score 112.2 points per game and shoot 46.3% from the field last season.

LeBron James is nearing a return from his sciatica injury, with Redick confirming he had five-on-five drills with the South Bay Lakers and one-on-one drills. James also made a post on Thursday with the hourglass emoji, a hint that his return is close.

Los Angeles Lakers receive major injury update on veteran superstar LeBron James ahead of Tuesday night's game vs. the Utah Jazz.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Milwaukee Bucks in a regular season NBA game on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 (11/15/25) at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc.

In the Thunder vs. Lakers game, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander comfortably led the defending champions past Luka Doncic's side.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is close to making his long-awaited return to the court. James, who has missed the start of the season due to sciatica, practiced in full with the Lakers for the first time on Monday and could make his season debut against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.

Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton couldn't help but be excited about the team's 10-4 start to the season.