Six Lakers players will be unavailable for the clash with the reigning champions Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday evening.
More specifically, the Lakers will face the Bucks without LeBron James, Jay Huff, Sekou Doumbouya, Trevor Ariza, Kendrick Nunn and Austin Reaves. Huff has been assigned to the G-League, while the other five are dealing with injuries.
The 17-time NBA champions are struggling in the first part of the season, currently being seventh in the West, at 8-7. They will tip off a five-game road trip in the East on Wednesday.
On the other hand, the Bucks are expecting star guard Khris Middleton to return on Wednesday. Middleton missed two weeks, after testing positive for Covid-19. Milwaukee is 11th in the East, with a 6-8 record.
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