Is LeBron James playing tonight vs. Knicks? Final status for Lakers star originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Two of the NBA’s premier franchises will go head-to-head when the New York Knicks host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.

Ever since the Cleveland Cavaliers welcomed back LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, trade rumors have been on fire.

After JJ Redick suggested that LeBron James is gearing up for a Slam Dunk Contest appearance next month, the Los Angeles Lakers star made it clear he has no plans of participating this year.

According to the Lakers’ injury reports, LeBron James is not listed out of the rotation for tonight’s bash against the Knicks.

New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown sends a message to Lakers superstar LeBron James ahead of their showdown on Sunday.

The NBA legend is in the final year of his contract with the Lakers.

The actual reserves will be announced Sunday

His latest performance of dropping a career-high 49 points, the most by a teenager in NBA history, is proof of how emphatically he has delivered, even forcing ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst to draw parallels between him and young LeBron James and detailing the aspects where Flagg is the superior force.