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Lakers star LeBron James has achieved All-NBA honors for the past 21 seasons, but the league’s 65-game rule may bring that streak to an end. James has been downgraded to out for Wednesday’s game at San Antonio due to left foot joint arthritis and right sciatica,

Amid his recent scoring surge, Lakers star LeBron James reiterated Tuesday night that teammate Luka Doncic doesn't "need to bend his game [for me]," adding, "It's up to us to bend our game around him.

James played 33 minutes and scored 30 points during the Lakers' game Tuesday night. The 41-year-old said afterwards that at his age, his status for every back-to-back is "TBD." Per ESPN's Dave McMenamin, Lakers coach JJ Redick told reporters that James' left foot was bothering him after playing Tuesday.