Anthony Davis is listed as questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers' Sunday game against the Denver Nuggets.

Davis sat out on Friday due to a sore back.

Juan Toscano-Anderson is also listed as questionable. 

Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook are listed as questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers' matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.

Davis is questionable due to lower back tightness.

Westbrook is returning from a hamstring injury that Darvin Ham described as "day-to-day."

Russell Westbrook is hoping to return from his hamstring injury on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Westbrook missed the Lakers' Wednesday game against the Nuggets with the injury.

Darvin Ham said that the team plans to take the injury "day-to-day."

“We all came to a conclusion that it’s early in the season, there’s no reason to stretch it out or put him in a vulnerable position. Take it day-to-day," said Ham.

It was reported earlier on Wednesday that Westbrook is more likely to have his role reduced by the Lakers than get traded from the team. 

The Los Angeles Lakers are more likely to reduce the role of Russell Westbrook before they're able to execute a trade that improves their roster.

"The big trades that people want with the Lakers... Westbrook and his $47 million out with those first round picks the Lakers have in '27 and '29... all the deals the Lakers didn't want to do in the offseason, that's all that's there two weeks into the season," said Adrian Wojnarowski.

"Teams don't really get serious about doing deals and maybe pivoting away from trying to be a playoff team, or trying to go toward the lottery in a year where there's Victor Wembanyama available. They're not going to do that until 20 or 30 games into the season. So all the deals the Lakers didn't think give them enough value for trading those picks, they're all still there. Utah, Indiana, who the Lakers talked with a lot during the offseason, I'm told they've not heard from the Lakers yet this offseason.

"People are going to have to get use to a team that's not going to make dramatic change for a while, if really at all this year."

Wojnarowski also said that a Westbrook "move to the bench is probably inevitable" unless there is a change in his performance. 

The Los Angeles Lakers are still trying to decide on a path for this season. They could trade Russell Westbrook and one or both of their future tradable picks. Or Los Angeles could let the season run its course, and then have roughly $30 million in cap space this summer.

One thing LA GM Rob Pelinka has done is pitch rival teams on multi-team deals. The Lakers have proposed three- and four-team trades, in addition to straight swaps with one other team.

The reason for the multi-team deals likely involves the necessity of moving Russell Westbrook's $47.1 million expiring contract in any meaningful trade. It's likely many of these proposals involve the Indiana Pacers or the San Antonio Spurs. Both the Pacers and Spurs have approximately $30 million in available cap space. That makes taking in Westbrook's contract a far easier task than matching salary in a deal.

Last Tuesday's NBA opening night games were the most-watched in five years, averaging 3.3 million viewers on TNT.

The number was a 17% increase from last season.

The Sixers-Celtics opener posted a 1.7 rating with 2.98 million viewers, representing a 31% increase in ratings and 36% increase in viewership.

The Lakers-Warriors game averaged 3.55 million viewers, representing the most-watched NBA game on TNT since 2019's opening night.

Russell Westbrook is doubtful for the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday due to left hamstring soreness.

Westbrook was originally limited with the hamstring issue in the preseason finale.

Westbrook is averaging 10.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists this season. 

The Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz are expected to return to the negotiation table later this season on a potential trade centered on Russell Westbrook.

Before the Jazz traded Bojan Bogdanovic to the Detroit Pistons, the Lakers offered Westbrook, a future first round pick, and second rounders for a package that included Bogdanovic and others.

The Jazz also have Mike Conley and Rudy Gay that could be included in a potential trade. Jordan Clarkson could also be a potential piece, though Utah is said to prefer to keep him.

The interest the Charlotte Hornets previously had in acquiring Russell Westbrook from the Los Angeles Lakers was rooted in unloading long-term salary with the expectation they would sign Miles Bridges to a major contract, sources tell Kevin O'Connor of The Ringer.

Bridges remains unsigned following his domestic violence arrest that occurred on the eve of the offseason. Due to the serious nature of the charges, Bridges' entire future in the NBA is in serious question.

Charlotte was expected to consider taking on Westbrook for Terry Rozier and Gordon Hayward.

The Los Angeles Lakers preferred path forward with Russell Westbrook is to find a way for him to work within the team's offensive and defensive systems. But that hasn't kept the Lakers from continuing to look into trade options involving Westbrook.

In recent weeks, Los Angeles engaged the San Antonio Spurs in trade talks for Josh Richardson. Richardson is a veteran on an expiring contract, so it's expected San Antonio will look to trade him during this rebuilding season.

The Lakers have remained interested in potential trades with the Indiana Pacers (for Buddy Hield and Myles Turner) and the Charlotte Hornets (for Terry Rozier), as well. All trade talks have seen rival teams ask Los Angeles for either one or both of the Lakers tradable future first-round picks.

A deal that sends Westbrook to either Indiana or San Antonio would be easier to complete, because those teams still have considerable cap space. Both the Pacers and Spurs have approximately $30 million in available cap space. That would make absorbing Westbrook's $47.1 million contract easier than a team that would have to fully match salary in a deal.