Is LeBron James Playing Tonight Vs Heat? Lakers MVP’s Injury Update Before the Back-to-Back Game

Akash Murty
|PublishedDec 28, 2022

Is LeBron James Playing Tonight Vs Heat? Lakers MVP’s Injury Update Before the Back-to-Back Game

Dec 25, 2022; Dallas, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) sits on the team bench during the second half of the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are going through a tumultuous 2022-23 season, and it looks like it’s going to have not so great impact on both their legacies.

However, as they face the Miami Heat tonight on the road they have the advantage of carrying a moment from their massive 129-110 win over the Magic in Orlando last night.

James led his side with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and some insane athleticism to save himself from a massive possible injury.

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But will he be available to do it again on a back-to-back night action, and this time against his former team?

Will LeBron James, the 37-year-old Lakers star, play back-to-back nights?

If he is healthy, the King would not miss a chance to put up a show in the FTX Arena where has brought 2 championships in his 4-year stint from 2010 to 2014.

With the Lakers being 14-20 in the season and Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo being questionable for the game, he’d definitely want to get a step closer to .500. Although, the Lakers have not yet come out with their injury report for the game.

How To Watch The Miami Heat Wednesday Against Los Angeles Lakers, Injury Report, Lineups, Etc – Sports Illustrated https://t.co/7DNEFy1s14 pic.twitter.com/5hpFGYVMn1

— LA Lakers News (@lakeshowonline) December 27, 2022

Even if two of the Heat’s All-Star don’t play, it won’t be an easy one for the Purple and Gold as Kyle Lowry just led them to a solid victory against Minnesota Timberwolves to get them even (17-17) in the W/L column.

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How has LeBron played recently?

What if we told you this 28-point performance was the lowest points scored by the 18x All-Star in the Lakers’ last 8 outings? You’d say he must have missed most of the games.

The 37-year-old has played 7 out of those 8 games with an average of over 34 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists per game. Redefining ‘unreal’, every time he sets foot on the hardwood!

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About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.