While 20-time All-NBA Los Angeles Lakers power forward LeBron James will be held out for L.A.'s Saturday night tilt against the Sacramento Kings, five-time All-NBA Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis has seen his status upgraded to available,

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

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will miss Saturday's game against the Sacramento Kings with an illness, the team announced. It will be James' third missed game of the season. James missed practice Friday because of the illness and was listed as questionable for the Sacramento game.

LeBron James is out with an illness when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night, while Anthony Davis is a game-time decision because of a sprained ankle. James is missing his third game this month after sitting out against Portland and Minnesota because of a sore foot,

The Los Angeles Lakers look to earn a season sweep over the Sacramento Kings, although LeBron James is out with an illness.

To defeat the Kings again, the Lakers will have to do it without LeBron James, who will miss the matchup with an illness.

The Los Angeles Lakers will not have four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James on the court when they take on the Sacrament Kings Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. James is listed as questionable on the NBA’s latest injury report at the time of this writing,

LeBron James will miss Saturday’s game against SAC with an illness, sources told ESPN. It will be his third missed game of the season. The illness kept James out of Friday’s