In fact, the Lakers have lost four straight games because they haven't been able to have a lot of their starting lineup available for the games. They have been without their best

LeBron James and Rui Hachimura remain out, but neither is too far away from being able to play again. ESPN's Shams Charania gave an update on both players on Sunday prior to the Lakers' home game versus Kevin Durant and the Suns.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been on the struggle bus of late, losers of four straight games ahead of Sunday afternoon's home tilt vs the Phoenix Suns. A large reason why this has occurred is the recent groin injury of LeBron James, who has been out of the lineup for over a week now.

LeBron James, sidelined for the past week with a groin strain suffered last weekend against the Boston Celtics, will be out for at least another week, according to ESPN. The injury began in the middle of an attempted fourth-quarter comeback for the Los Angeles Lakers against Boston,

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has shared the latest injury update on LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.

LeBron James is taking steps toward returning, but he will reportedly miss at least one more week. ESPN's Shams Charania reported Sunday that the King worked out on the court for the first time since he suffered his groin injury.