On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will be without LeBron James when they host the Sacramento Kings. According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, James has been ruled out due to an illness. The four-time NBA Champion is averaging 23.

LeBron James missed his third game of the season Saturday versus the Kings due to an illness, but coach JJ Redick said he is "just a little under the weather."

Anthony Davis had 36 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists in the Lakers’ 132-122 win over Sacramento, spoiling interim Kings head coach Doug Christie’s debut.

Superstar forward LeBron James' status for Saturday night's game against the Sacramento Kings at home is finally known.

The Sacramento Kings’ losing streak extended to six games after a 132-122 loss against the Lakers on the road Saturday night. Saturday’s game was the first with Interim Head Coach Doug Christie at the helm, following the unexpected decision to fire Mike Brown on Friday just before the team’s plane trip to Los Angeles.

Here’s your latest NBA Rewind! One of the big stories of the season is how impossible the Western Conference seems to navigate. The New Orleans Pelicans have dealt with so many injuries that their disastrous season has left them out of the mix and alleviated some of that traffic jam in the standings.

Lakers superstar LeBron James has been ruled out of Saturday's contest with an illness. James, 39, is having the worst scoring season of his career since he was a rookie, but the future Hall of Famer is still making a huge impact.

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Sacramento Kings, who made arguably the biggest move in the NBA thus far this season. The Kings fired their head coach

The Lakers have a packed injury report for Saturday's matchup, with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis both given a "questionable" designation. The Lakers are 3-0 against the Kings this season, and having their All-Star duo available on Saturday would give them a likely chance to sweep the season series.

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will miss Saturday's ... The Kings will be coached by Doug Christie in his first game as interim coach since Mike Brown was fired Friday.

LOS ANGELES — Three days after their Christmas Day game thriller, the Lakers returned home with an ailing LeBron James, who was still feeling ... on Friday after two-plus seasons and promoted Doug Christie to interim coach after the team floundered ...