LeBron James flew back to California for treatment on his left groin strain and will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ four-game trip.

Skip Bayless was one of those who watched as the Los Angeles Lakers succumbed to a 126-106 defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Luka Doncic kept the Lakers in the first half with 29 points and finished the game with an astonishing 45 points.

With LeBron James sidelined with a groin injury and out of the team, the Los Angeles Lakers needed to hold on to their second seed—Luka Doncic, to be precise. But his solo run without James has not worked out very well thus far,

A paid of playoff teams battling for their seeding share the court on Thursday, March 13 when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Los Angeles Lakers at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

Watch the Game Highlights from Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 03/13/2025

The Los Angeles Lakers (40-23) will look to stop a two-game losing skid on Thursday when they visit Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. It will be the third game of a four-game road trip for them,