James, who is entering his 23rd season in the league, hasn't played this season. The Lakers originally announced on Oct. 9 that James would be out at least 3-4 weeks because of the nerve irritation in his glute that caused him to miss the entire NBA preseason.

A lot of star power will be on the sideline for Wednesday night's game between the 2-2 Timberwolves and the 2-2 Lakers in Minneapolis (8:30 p.m. CT, ESPN). Anthony Edwards is out for Minnesota, while both LeBron James and Luka Doncic are out for Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Lakers are treading water without their two biggest stars in LeBron James and Luka Dončić in the early going this season, and head coach JJ Redick provided something of a timeline for both Wednesday.

Lakers star Luka Dončić injury has him ruled out for Sunday's matchup with the Kings. He will be re-evaluated in 1 week.

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The Los Angeles Lakers have announced their starting lineup, including their replacement for injured superstar Luka Doncic.

The Pacers, Lakers and Thunder are among the teams with lengthy injury reports at the halfway point of Week 2.

As UNC wraps up its preseason slate, the status of international guard Luke Bogavac is still up in the air. North Carolina is without Bogavac again on Wednesday night as he also missed the exhibition against BYU on Friday night.