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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers listens to the national anthem before the game against the Chicago Bulls on January 26, 2026 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. JEFF HAYNES / NBAE / GETTY IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17707650846821770765080448.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner"></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align:left">LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers listens to the national anthem before the game against the Chicago Bulls on January 26, 2026 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. <em>JEFF HAYNES / NBAE / GETTY IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP</em></p><div></div><div></div><p>LOS ANGELES - LeBron James is among a hefty list of injury absences for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, ensuring that one of the NBA superstar&#x27;s incredible career streaks will come to an end.</p><p>James, 41, was ruled out of Tuesday&#x27;s clash with Victor Wembanyama&#x27;s San Antonio Spurs with left foot arthritis.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/2/2/lebron-selected-to-22nd-consecutive-nba-all-star-game-0948">LeBron selected to 22nd consecutive NBA All-Star Game</a></div><p>The injury management strategy on the second night of a back-to-back means James will miss his 18th game of the season and won&#x27;t be eligible for season awards, bringing to an end his record 21-year run of earning selection to at least one of the three All-NBA teams.</p><p>James last failed to make an All-NBA squad in 2003-04, his rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>He&#x27;ll be joined on the sidelines by teammates Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Marcus Smart.</p><p>Doncic will miss his third straight game with a hamstring strain, Reaves, will sit out the second night of a back-to-back as the team manages the calf injury that sidelined him for 19 games, and Smart is out with a sore right ankle.</p><p>Injuries have been a key factor as the Lakers struggled for consistency this season.</p><p>But after Monday&#x27;s loss to the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder James was blunt in his assessment of Los Angeles&#x27; shortcomings, and he didn&#x27;t use injuries as an excuse.</p><p>&quot;You want me to compare us to them,&quot; he said. &quot;That&#x27;s a championship team right there. We&#x27;re not.</p><p>&quot;We can&#x27;t sustain energy and effort for 48 minutes, and they can. That&#x27;s why they won a championship.&quot;</p><p>James scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half on Monday, but after 35-plus minutes on court he admitted he was feeling the strain.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m tired,&quot; he told reporters after the Lakers saw a three-game winning streak end.</p><p>bb/rcw</p>

<p>LeBron James is among a hefty list of injury absences for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, ensuring that one of the NBA superstar's incredible career streaks will come to an end.</p>

LeBron James is among a hefty list of injury absences for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, ensuring that one of the NBA superstar's incredible career streaks will come to an end.

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James's All-NBA streak ends as Lakers rule superstar out of Spurs clash

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Published Feb 11, 2026 07:26 AM PHT

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