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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (ankle) and center Anthony Davis (Achilles) were both spotted at the morning shootaround ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Sacramento Kings. Carrying his usual probable tag, Davis is already likely to play through bilateral Achilles tendinopathy on Wednesday. James, on the other hand, is questionable with left ankle peroneal tendinopathy but can be tentatively placed on the right side of the designation with this development. The Lakers will release the final statuses of the two superstars closer to the 10:00 p.m. EST tip-off. This matchup sports a 238.5-point implied total, the highest on Wednesday's nine-game slate, so there's plenty of appeal from a DFS perspective.

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis (Achilles) is listed as probable for the team's game against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Davis has dealt with an Achilles injury, battling soreness quite often this season, but he is one game away from playing his most total games in a season since the New Orleans Pelicans days. Lakers management loves to be cautious with injury tags, so this is an excellent sign of Davis being near 100% heading into a pivotal game for playoff seeding. The nine-time All-Star is averaging a stat-stuffing 24.1 points, 14.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.1 blocks, and 1.5 steals since the All-Star break. Lakers guards D'Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves also benefit from Davis playing by getting more open looks when opposing teams double him.

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson will move into the starting lineup ahead of Monday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. The veteran guard will make his return to the starting lineup on Monday. His return will shift Brandin Podziemski to the second unit, but he should play a large role off the bench. Thompson has finished with 25 points or more in two straight games. Fantasy managers might want to ride the hot hand on Monday and go with Thompson.

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis (Achilles) has been cleared to suit up for Friday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. As expected, Davis will play after being listed as probable heading into this game. Fantasy managers are used to this considering Davis is a regular on the injury report. Nonetheless, Davis will suit up and play a bigger role with LeBron James (ankle) sidelined. Fantasy managers should make sure they have Davis in their before tip-off.

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis (Achilles) has been deemed probable for their game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. The superstar big man has been dealing with this Achilles issue for quite a while but hasn't had to miss a game since February 1. So far this season, he's averaging 24.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.4 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game while enjoying his healthiest season since his first year on the Lakers in 2019-20. Whenever he's available, he should be in all fantasy lineups due to the plethora of stats that he puts up each night. Davis should have his work cut out for him going head-to-head with Giannis Antetokounmpo and company.