Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (groin) will play in Monday's matchup against the Houston Rockets. He has been upgraded from probable to available. This will be James' sixth consecutive appearance since returning from a groin strain. The four-time NBA champion has not reached his usual high standards since coming back, averaging 19.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 7.6 assists. James' scoring has been hampered by his poor 43.7 percent shooting efficiency. On Monday, James will face the league's fourth-most efficient defense, which may again hinder his offensive impact.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (ankle) is listed as probable on the injury report ahead of Tuesday's matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After missing five games with an ankle issue, Jokic has played in each of Denver's last two games and looks likely to remain in the lineup for Tuesday's meeting with Rudy Gobert and the Timberwolves. Gobert, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year, has managed to slow down Jokic a bit in 2024-25. In this season's previous three meetings with the Timberwolves, Jokic has averaged 26.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 9.3 assists.

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young (Achilles) will likely remain in the lineup on Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers, as the team lists him as probable on the injury report. Atlanta continues to have Young's name on the report, but he has missed only a handful of games this season, and his nagging Achilles issue does not seem to have any impact on his performances. Young nearly had a 20-20 game with assists against the Milwaukee Bucks in his last outing and will attempt to post a sixth consecutive double-double on Tuesday. It would match his longest such streak this season.

Toronto Raptors guard/forward RJ Barrett (rest) will not be in the lineup for Tuesday's clash against the Chicago Bulls. He is getting the night off to rest as Toronto continues using Barrett in only every other game. Jamison Battle has filled in as a starter when Barrett has not been in the lineup, and he will likely rejoin the first unit again on Tuesday. Due to 31.7 percent shooting, Battle has been limited to 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in a starting role.

Toronto Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley (rest) has been removed from the injury report ahead of Tuesday's encounter with the Chicago Bulls. The former Knick has received regular rest days recently and was held out of action when the Raptors visited the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Jamal Shead started instead of Quickley and had a good two-way outing with 11 points, nine assists, three steals, and one block. Shead is set to drop back to the bench on Tuesday, but he could become a fantasy target again for Thursday night against the Portland Trail Blazers when Quickley is likely to come out of the lineup once more for rest purposes.