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.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be shorthanded once again against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. The team has ruled out star forward LeBron James well ahead of the matchup. Additionally, Los Angeles has listed guard Austin Reaves as questionable.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was not at the team's practice on Wednesday. Coach JJ Redick told reporters afterward that James was out for "personal reasons" and that it was an "excused absence." James' is now "unlikely" to play Friday against the Timberwolves, per ESPN.