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LeBron James will miss his third consecutive contest when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
James is dealing with a painful left foot/ankle injury and hasn't played since surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the all-time leading scorer in NBA history on Tuesday.
James underwent tests that didn't detect a serious injury and the club is hoping he will be able to play in Wednesday's home game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Los Angeles coach Darvin Ham said after Saturday's 109-103 road win over the Golden State Warriors that James needs to rest the foot.
"For him to continue to get treatment, stay off of it," Ham said of what's necessary for the injury to heal. "... We got some imaging done and everything came back clean, just again a normal wear-and-tear and just a little irritated in one area.
"We're just taking this time that we have to get him treated and hopefully get him back so we can make a good run and he can be in the midst of it down the stretch."
James is having a stellar season with averages of 30.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists, but it isn't reflected in the team's record. The Lakers are a meager 26-31 and stand 13th (out of 15 teams) in the Western Conference.