On the brink of missing the playoffs, the Lakers have lost six in a row and face the NBA’s winningest team this season
PHOENIX — The Lakers could be eliminated from the postseason Tuesday night, and LeBron James will not be in the lineup. The 37-year-old was ruled out by the Lakers on Tuesday morning ahead of their game against the Phoenix Suns, the NBA’s winningest team this season. It will be the fourth game James has missed since spraining his left ankle March 27, and the Lakers have not won a game since that injury occurred. The Lakers (31-47) have been pushed to the brink of postseason elimination: If they lose to Phoenix and the San Antonio Spurs win their road game in Denver, no path to the single-elimination play-in will be mathematically possible.
