Lakers Injury Report: Bronny James and Cameron Carr Out Against Blazers

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday in the 2026 NBA Cup, and the team has listed four players on its injury report for the game. Two of them are unavailable because they are on assignment with the Coachella Valley Lakers in the NBA G League.

Assignments and availability

Bronny James and Cameron Carr are both out. Neither is part of JJ Redick's current rotation, and the G League assignment gives both players a chance to play more minutes.

Walker Kessler is available. He continues to play with a left finger injury and wears a splint to protect it. He has not missed a game because of the injury, and the Lakers do not consider it a major concern.

Sandro Mamukelashvili is listed as questionable with an illness. The team is expected to re-evaluate him before tip-off to make a final decision on his status. If he cannot play, Jarred Vanderbilt and Ziaire Williams could see an increase in minutes.

Adou Thiero nears season debut

Adou Thiero has been removed from the injury report and could make his season debut against the Blazers. He missed the first nine games of the season because of inflammation in his surgically repaired left knee. The knee became swollen during the preseason, and the Lakers managed his workload to avoid further complications.

The second-year forward missed most of his rookie season while recovering from left knee surgery. If Mamukelashvili is ruled out, Thiero may receive some playing time.

Previous meeting in Portland

This is the second meeting between the teams this season. They first played at the Moda Center on October 27, when the Blazers won 136-129. The Lakers led in the first half, but Portland finished the fourth quarter strongly to hand the franchise its first defeat of the season.

Deni Avdija and Ja Morant each scored 23 points, while Jrue Holiday added 22 for Portland. Damian Lillard contributed 21 points as the Blazers' team effort got past a 41-point performance from Luka Doncic. Austin Reaves scored 26 points for the Lakers, and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 17 points off the bench.