Overview
- Tip-off is 10 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena, with national coverage on NBC and streaming on Peacock, plus free trials via FuboTV and DirecTV.
- James is expected to miss multiple weeks with a sciatica flare-up, marking his first missed season opener of his career, per reports.
- Steve Kerr indicated Stephen Curry is expected to start, while Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Kuminga are listed as probable and Moses Moody, De’Anthony Melton and Alex Toohey are out.
- J.J. Redick confirmed the Lakers will start Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt and Deandre Ayton.
- Sportsbooks have Golden State as roughly a 2.5-point favorite with the over/under set in the mid-220s.