In recent weeks, coach JJ Redick and James have both noted that the Lakers have no margin for error in games due to a thin roster. Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood were expected to be key pieces of the team's rotation but have missed the entire season so far.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis are reportedly pushing the Los Angeles Lakers to make trades to improve their roster.

The Los Angeles Lakers will likely have their superstar big man Anthony Davis on the court against the lowly Washington Wizards. Davis' status has been upgraded from questionable to probable ahead of tonight's matchup.

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped a crucial game on Sunday to their cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, 116-102. The Lakers started to let go of the rope

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The undefeated streak continues for Ivica Zubac, although Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis was on the receiving end of it. A 21-point and 19-rebound double-double had many in awe. Funny enough, the Clippers have a perfect record when Zubac posts at least 20+ points and 15+ rebounds.

Hosting the Washington Wizards at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night, the Lakers initially listed Davis as questionable on their injury report due to right calf soreness. This is a different injury listing than the left plantar fasciitis that kept Davis out on Jan. 17 against the Brooklyn Nets.

Although the Los Angeles Lakers appear to be looking toward the future while trying to win another championship with LeBron James and Anthony Davis,

All of this is to say that the Lakers are by no means a sure thing to compete for a title in their current position, something that JJ Redick and James admitted to varying extents last week. And apparently,

Davis is probable for Thursday's game against Boston due to right calf soreness, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports. Davis is likely to play against the Celtics despite a lingering calf issue.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been waiting for Jarred Vanderbilt to return to evaluate their approach to the NBA Trade Deadline.