With LeBron James out for the Los Angeles Lakers' Saturday night game against the Sacramento Kings, Anthony Davis stepped up big time, recording 17

LeBron James was a late scratch Saturday due to illness. Anthony Davis did suit up for the Lakers' nightcap matchup against Sacramento.

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

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

LeBron James will not play because of illness when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Sacramento Kings, while Anthony Davis is a game-time decision with a sprained ankle.

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.

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.

For the game, Anthony Davis is listed as questionable on the injury report. The All-Star forward has averages of 25.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.1 blocks per contest while shooting 52.

What overshadowed the 17th victory of the season for the Lakers was Anthony Davis' injury early in the game. The star big man rolled his ankle in an innocuous possession without a