LeBron James out for 2nd consecutive game due to left foot soreness

The Lakers announced on Thursday that James will be absent for the second consecutive game when they come back from a four-day break to take on the Timberwolves.

The top scorer in NBA history was 

away from the team this week

 with an excused absence attributed to “personal reasons,” coach JJ Redick said Wednesday. It’s unclear whether James will even make the quick round trip to Minnesota before the Lakers’ next game at home against Memphis on Sunday.

James missed his first game of his record-tying 22nd NBA season when 

the Lakers beat Portland

 at home last Sunday. That absence also was attributed to his foot injury.

James is averaging 23.0 points, 9.1 assists and 8.0 rebounds for the Lakers (13-11), who have lost seven of 10 after a 10-4 start.

The Lakers upgraded starter Austin Reaves to questionable for the game at Minnesota after he missed LA’s previous five games with a pelvic bruise. Anthony Davis is listed as probable with left plantar fasciitis.