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OKC Thunder vs. LA Lakers Injury Report April 08, 2025 – Big Update on LeBron James, Luka Doncic As Injury-Plagued Lakers Look To Keep the Win Streak Going

Ahead of the final game of the regular-season series against the Thunder, the Lakers have dropped a lengthy list of players on injury report.

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Los Angeles Lakers (48-30) and Oklahoma City Thunder (64-14) will lock horns in the highly-anticipated clash of the Western Conference. It will be the final matchup of their two-game set in Oklahoma City. Los Angeles routed the top seed Thunder 126-99 in their previous meeting, thanks to a first-half surge.

OKC Thunder already clinched the playoffs with the top seed in the Western Conference but are on a two-game losing streak. Before a blowout loss to the Lakers, Oklahoma City were defeated by the Rockets and snapped their 11-game winning streak. Ahead of the postseason, they would look to gain the winning momentum.

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On the flip side, Los Angeles are high on confidence after Sunday’s win over Oklahoma City. The Purple and Gold have gone 5-5 through the last ten games and are sitting third in the West. Denver’s 3-7 run helped them to strengthen their position in the playoff race. With four more games to go, each matchup will be important for the Lakers.

Let’s find out the injury report for both teams and how it can impact their performance for this crucial matchup.

Thunder vs. Lakers Injury Report

Time: Tuesday, Apr. 08 | 8:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City
Local TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Oklahoma Spectrum SportsNet | Live Stream: fubo

Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries

Jaylin Williams (F) –– Out
Ousmane Dieng (F) –– Out
Alex Ducas (G) –– Out
Ajay Mitchell (G)–– Out
Nikola Topic (G) –– Out

Oklahoma City Thunder’s key starters are healthy and ready to go. However, they have listed five players on Tuesday’s injury report. Their forward, Jaylin Williams has been listed as questionable against the Lakers due to ankle injury.

Ousmane Dieng (calf), Alex Ducas (quad), Ajay Mitchell (toe) and Nikola Topic (ACL) are also out from the contest.

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Los Angeles Lakers Injuries

Maxi Kleber (PF) –– Out
LeBron James (SF)–– Questionable
Luka Doncic (PG) –– Questionable
Bronny James (G) –– Questionable
Dorian Finney-Smith (PF) –– Questionable
Austin Reaves (SG) –– Questionable
Gabe Vincent (PG) –– Questionable
Rui Hachimura (PF) –– Out
Maxi Kleber (PF) –– Out

Ahead of the final game of the regular-season series against the Thunder, the Lakers have dropped a lengthy list of players on injury report. Los Angeles’ key starters, Luka Doncic and LeBron James are listed as questionable due to groin injury. Both players were part of the Lakers’ 126-99 victory on Sunday.

The Lakers injury report for Tuesday in OKC: Looks like they could hold their main guys out for Wednesday in Dallas pic.twitter.com/e6GMU8L5zA
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 7, 2025

Apart from them, Dorian Finney-Smith (ankle), Bronny James (illness), and Gabe Vincent (knee) are listed as questionable for Tuesday’s contest. Austin Reaves, arguably the Lakers’ best No. 3, is also questionable due to a sprained right ankle.

Rui Hachimura and Maxi Kleber have been ruled out from the crucial road game against the Thunder. The Lakers may hold their key players for Wednesday’s important matchup against the Mavs.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.