Finney-Smith won't face his former team due to left ankle soreness, which has been a lingering issue for the 31-year-old of late. The veteran forward will join LeBron James (groin) on the sideline, meaning Jarred Vanderbilt and Dalton Knecht will likely see a bump in minutes.

LeBron James sends a touch pass to Jarred Vanderbilt along the baseline for a two-handed Lakers dunk.

LeBron James on back-to-back plays sets up Jaxson Hayes and Jarred Vanderbilt for dunks.

James was sidelined for the final minutes of the Lakers vs. Celtics rivalry game Saturday. Here's the latest on the 40-year-old star.

LeBron James suffered a strained groin on Saturday, against the hated Boston Celtics no less, and now he's expected to miss at least the next 1-2 weeks. Given his age and where we are on the schedule,

Fans have decided on a new nickname for Vanderbilt. They have decided to call him Vincent Van Doe because of his ability to do all of the dirty work. It seems that Vanderbilt approves of the nickname. When asked about it, he seems to like it.

James was sidelined for the final minutes of the Lakers vs. Celtics rivalry game Saturday. Here's the latest on the 40-year-old star.

The return of Jarred Vanderbilt in recent weeks has shown the Los Angeles Lakers what they were missing when he was out for nearly a year. Vanderbilt isn’t gonna fill up the statsheet, but what he is gonna do is all the little things and dirty work,

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt worked on his jumper while being injured and is trusting that work in games.

Nobody can accuse LeBron James of "resting" on defense anymore. The narrative of James taking it easy on the defensive end surfaced nearly a decade ago when some accused him of coasting through the regular season and choosing to play defense only in the playoffs.

Bitar predicted Durant would get traded to the Los Angeles Lakers to form a Big Three with LeBron James and Luka Doncic. The trade would look like this: Los Angeles Lakers get: Kevin Durant Phoenix Suns get: Austin Reaves,