Lakers' LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Dennis Schroder to play on Saturday

The Lakers‘ trio of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Dennis Schröder will all play on Saturday for the team’s afternoon tilt against the Pacers, head coach Frank Vogel announced.

Los Angeles has seen the aforementioned threesome all miss extended stretches as James and Davis dealt with injuries, while Schröder was recently cleared from health and safety protocols. At 40-30, the Lakers occupy the seventh seed in the Western Conference and will need to win their remaining two games to potentially avoid the play-in tournament.

Schröder entered the safety protocols in early May causing the Lakers to be without their starting point guard during a critical stretch. He averaged 15.5 points and 5.8 assists across 59 contests.

Davis missed the Lakers’ last game against the Rockets on Wednesday but has otherwise been a regular for the Lakers since returning from a two-month absence due to right calf strain and tendinosis. Davis has been limited to just 34 games this season, averaging 21.9 points and 8.0 rebounds for the defending champions.

As for James, he suffered a high-ankle sprain on March 20, returned on April 30 but then reaggravated the injury just days later on May 2. He has not played since and has seen his return pushed back on several occasions. James was in the midst of an MVP-caliber season before his injury and on the season is averaging 25.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.8 assists in 43 games.