After playing eight games in a travel-heavy 13-day stretch, the team got a much-needed chance to recharge and expects to get Austin Reaves back for Friday’s game in Minnesota.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is unlikely to play Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN. It would give James, who missed Sunday’s game with foot soreness, eight

James missed LA's most recent game, a win over the Trail Blazers, due to foot soreness. He last played on Friday the 6th, so sitting in Minnesota would give him eight days off before a potential return on Sunday against the Grizzlies. If he misses that game as well, he would have nearly two weeks between appearances.