{"id":30052,"date":"2025-03-17T13:32:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=30052"},"modified":"2025-03-17T13:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:45:27","slug":"lakers-vs-spurs-will-lebron-james-play-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lakers-vs-spurs-will-lebron-james-play-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers vs Spurs- Will LeBron James Play Tonight?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers (41-25) are set to lock horns with the San Antonio Spurs (28-38) in a back-to-back on Monday, March 17. After losing four straight games on the road, the Lakers finally recorded their first win as they got the better of the Phoenix Suns 107-96 on Sunday, March 16.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Meanwhile, the Spurs took down the New Orleans Pelicans 119-115 in their previous game. It was their fourth win in the last ten contests.&nbsp;<\/p><p>After recording eight straight wins, the Lakers had a disastrous run, where they lost all their four games on the road. Their superstar LeBron James sustained a <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lebron-james-injury-what-happened-to-lebron-james-latest-injury-update-on-lakers-superstar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>groin injury during the Celtics game last week<\/a>, and has been out of action since then.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Ever since the injury, there have been several updates regarding his comeback. An early update by the Lakers suggested that the 40-year-old will be out for two weeks. Later, NBA insider Shams Charania shared a positive update, indicating his quick return to the court. Moreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/watch-proud-dad-lebron-james-cheers-as-son-bryce-james-sierra-canyon-wins-division-i-state-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>James was also in Sacramento<\/a> for his son&rsquo;s state championship finals, which sent a wave of relief among fans.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Also Read<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/i-wasnt-talking-about-your-son-i-am-talking-about-your-a-stephen-a-smith-opens-up-on-lebron-james-confrontation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t talking about your son, I am talking about your a**&rdquo;- Stephen A. Smith opens up on LeBron James confrontation<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lebron-james-achieves-historic-nba-feat-as-lakers-record-eighth-straight-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>LeBron James achieves historic NBA feat as Lakers record eighth straight win<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-betmgm-sportsbetting-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-img\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Image\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Playoffs-betting-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25831\"><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will LeBron James Play Tonight?&nbsp;<\/h2><p>Just when the Ultras were expecting a quick comeback of James, the latest update by Shams revealed that he will be out of action for another week. It means that the Lakers Nation will have to see James&rsquo; absence for a couple of games more.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Players Listed On Lakers&rsquo; Injury Report vs Spurs<\/h2><p>Maxi Kleber: Out (Foot)<br>LeBron James: Out (Leg)<br>Trey Jemison: Day-to-day (Illness)<br>Rui Hachimura: Day-to-day (Knee)<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lakers vs Spurs Game Odds<\/h2><p>Odds <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-betmgm-sportsbetting-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>via BetMGM<\/a><br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Lakers vs Spurs<\/td><td>Odds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Los Angeles Lakers<\/td><td>-9.5 (-105)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moneyline<\/td><td>-450<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Antonio Spurs<\/td><td>+9.5 (-115)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moneyline<\/td><td>+333<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Over<\/td><td>229.5 (-105)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Under<\/td><td>229.5 (-115)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakers host the Spurs on Monday, March 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":30061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[18,19,452],"class_list":["post-30052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-san-antonio-spurs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lakers vs Spurs- Will LeBron James Play Tonight?&nbsp; 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