LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama on injury report for Lakers vs Spurs matchup

The San Antonio Spurs will be the host Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night in a clash between two of the top three teams in the Western Conference. Both teams are looking to continue their positive momentum, but the Lakers and Spurs are facing someone injury concerns with LeBron James and Victor Vembanyamathat is,

James hasn’t missed a game in recent weeks and takes on the 30-8-8 New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, a game Los Angeles won 111-103 for its fourth win in five games. However, on the second night of back-to-back games, LeBron was on the Lakers’ injury report and listed as questionable to play in San Antonio due to arthritis in his left foot and his ongoing right sciatica problem.

Since making his season debut in mid-November, James hasn’t played any of the Lakers’ backcourts.

Vembanjama has been dealing with pain in his left knee since he sprained his knee on Dec. 31 against the New York Knicks. After missing two games with knee soreness and a bone bruise, Wemby returned to the court on Tuesday, scoring 30 points in 21 minutes off the bench in a 106-105 loss to the Mezzles.

The Spurs list Vembanyama as questionable to play against the Lakers on Wednesday with the same left knee problem. Selector Mitch Johnson gave confidence in his young talent’s potential to play back-to-back games, claiming Wembanyama “turned out pretty good” in terms of his health on Tuesday.

If the young Spurs star misses this game, it will be his 15th absence of the 2025-26 season, meaning he will be allowed to miss two more games until the end of the year to remain eligible for postseason honors. LeBron has missed 16 games this season, meaning he can only miss one more game to remain eligible for All-NBA honors and keep his streak of 21 straight years lighting up the All-NBA.

Both the Lakers and Spurs have been cautious with their stars battling various injuries this season, which could see James and Wembanjama end up in this key Western Conference matchup on Wednesday night, the second game in as many days for both teams.

A win for the Lakers ties them with the Spurs for the 2-seed in the Western Conference, while a home win moves them closer to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the top of the standings. San Antonio, which has beat Oklahoma City three times already this season, entering Wednesday night’s battle with Los Angeles just 4.5 games behind the Thunder.

Further updates on the status of James and Wembanyama will be provided closer to kick-off on Wednesday night.