James will miss his second straight sport when the Lakers return from a four-day break to face the Timberwolves, the Lakers introduced Thursday.

The highest scorer in NBA historical past was away from the workforce this week with an excused absence attributed to “private causes,” coach JJ Redick mentioned Wednesday. It is unclear whether or not James will even make the short spherical journey to Minnesota earlier than the Lakers’ subsequent sport at house towards Memphis on Sunday.

James missed his first sport of his record-tying twenty second NBA season when the Lakers beat Portland at house final Sunday. That absence additionally was attributed to his foot damage.

James is averaging 23.0 factors, 9.1 assists and eight.0 rebounds for the Lakers (13-11), who’ve misplaced seven of 10 after a 10-4 begin.

The Lakers upgraded starter Austin Reaves to questionable for the sport at Minnesota after he missed LA’s earlier 5 video games with a pelvic bruise. Anthony Davis is listed as possible with left plantar fasciitis.