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Hornets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs BKN | L 83-104 | |
| vs LAL | L 107-112 | |
| vs NOP | W 123-92 | |
| vs POR | L 97-102 | |
| at MEM | L 132-120 |
Lakers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at WAS | W 96-134 | |
| at PHI | L 118-104 | |
| at CHA | W 107-112 | |
| at GSW | W 108-118 | |
| vs BOS | W 117-96 |
Injuries
Hornets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Williams | C | Foot | The Hornets listed Williams as Out for Friday's (Jan. 31) game against the Clippers. | |
 Josh Green | G | Foot | The Hornets listed Green as Probable for Friday's (Jan. 31) game against the Clippers. | |
 LaMelo Ball | G | Ankle | Ball will be re-evaluated in one week after suffering a sprained left ankle in Tuesday's (Jan. 28) win against the Lakers, per Shams Charania of ESPN. | |
 Cody Martin | G-F | Core | The Hornets listed Martin as Out for Friday's (Jan. 31) game against the Clippers. | |
 Brandon Miller | F-G | Wrist | The Hornets announced Friday (Jan. 23) that Miller underwent surgery to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his right wrist and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. | |
 Grant Williams | F | ACL | The Hornets announced on Wednesday (Dec. 11) that Williams underwent successful surgery to repair multiple tears in his knee, including the ACL, per ESPN's Shams Charania. He is expected to return in 9 to 12 months. | |
 Tre Mann | G | Back | The Hornets announced Mann is out indefinitely. There is no clear timetable yet for his return. |
Lakers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Shoulder | Finney-Smith did not play in Thursday's (Jan. 30) game against the Wizards. | |
 Anthony Davis | F-C | Foot | The Lakers announced that Davis underwent an MRI on Wednesday (Jan. 29) that confirmed an abdominal muscle strain. He will return to Los Angeles and will be re-evaluated in approximately one week. | |
 Gabe Vincent | G | Knee | Vincent did not play in Thursday's (Jan. 30) game against the Wizards. | |
 Jalen Hood-Schifino | G | Hamstring | Hood-Schifino did not play in Thursday's (Jan. 30) game against the Wizards. | |
 Christian Wood | F-C | Knee | Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Monday (Jan. 13) that he had no update on the status of Wood, who has been sidelined all season while recovering from the left knee surgery he underwent in September, per Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com. |
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