LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes returned home but the Los Angeles Lakers consider all three day-to-day.

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently riding the high of a season-best eight-game winning streak, although that will be put to the test on Saturday night when they begin their road trip against the Boston Celtics on ABC.

The big problem is that they're without their starting frontcourt right now. LeBron James continues to rehab from the groin strain he suffered on Saturday versus the Boston Celtics, and forward Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes are still out due to patellar tendinopathy and a knee contusion, respectively.

The Los Angeles Lakers are on the hunt for their ninth consecutive win in a matchup against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Unfortunately for the Lakers, they won't be at full strength for this highly-anticipated,

Los Angeles Lakers' Rui Hachimura is out while Jordan Goodwin is available and Jaxson Hayes is questionable against the Boston Celtics.

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to get a frontline boost after their current four-game trip that winds up in Milwaukee on Thursday, March 13, and in Denver on Friday, March 14, in a grueling back-to-back schedule against the East’s No.

JJ Redick confirmed that Rui Hachimura is in the "return to play" protocol but won’t have update on his status until sometime next week.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been hit hard with injuries the past few weeks as LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes have all been out with various ailments.

Head coach JJ Redick told reporters prior to Friday's game against the Denver Nuggets that LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes are all "very close" to returning. The question posed to Redick was whether all three of those players would be able to return within the next seven days,