LeBron James out for second consecutive game due to left foot soreness

LeBron James will not be available to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' game against Minnesota on Friday night (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass) as he is dealing with soreness in his left foot.

James will miss his second straight game when the Lakers return from a four-day break to face the Timberwolves, the Lakers announced Thursday.

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.