LOS ANGELES — Lakers star LeBron James will miss Friday night’s home game against the Milwaukee Bucks because of left ankle peroneal tendinopathy.
James went to the locker room and was absent for the final 3:56 of Wednesday’s 130-120 home loss to the Sacramento Kings.
He entered Friday listed as questionable because of the same injury designation he’s had for the last couple of months.
James said after Wednesday’s game that his left ankle, which he got treatment for during the All-Star break, was bothering him late against the Kings before adding that he’ll be “all right.”
“It’s just what I’ve been dealing with before the break, after the break,” James said. “I’m just managing it the best way I can. I played the whole third, sat a little bit to start the fourth and when I got back in, it kind of just – whatever. It’s just something I’ve been dealing with.
“Some games are better than others. I didn’t feel it at all against [the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday]. And I didn’t feel it at all until the fourth quarter [Wednesday]. So, each game, each day is different.”
Friday will be the ninth game James has missed this season.
The Lakers are 4-4 in games without James so far in 2023-24.
This story will be updated.