Both the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves may be without multiple players in Wednesday night's matchup.

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.

The NBA is reviewing its rules regarding injury announcements, as well as how it educates league personnel and players.

The 2025-26 NBA season is about to begin but several teams are already being forced to press forward without key players on their respective rosters.

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Per NBA insider Marc Stein, Trae Young suffered a right knee sprain against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday and will not return to the game. Young suffered the injury when his teammate, Mouhamed Gueye, fell and collided with his leg.

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If the player says he can’t go in the first quarter, he doesn’t go,” former Dallas Mavericks doctor Tarek Souryal said. “You can see bruising. You can see a cut. But you can’t see pain.”

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Now add Obi Toppin to the list as he will miss at least a month, reports Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star. He had left Monday’s game against Minnesota due to the injury (one game after Mathurin left a game with his foot injury).