Vincent Goodwill and The Athletic’s Sam Amick react to the Sacramento Kings firing Mike Brown after a 13-18 start. Then, Vince and Sam break down what the Warriors can do to improve their roster ahead of the trade deadline and why it might be time to part ways with their young pieces,

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Sacramento Kings, who made arguably the biggest move in the NBA thus far this season. The Kings fired their head coach

LeBron James is questionable for the Lakers' game against the Kings due to illness, while other players like Davis and Hachimura are also dealing with injuries. The Lakers aim to sweep the regular-season series and maintain their position in the Western Conference.

LeBron James was sidelined for the LA Lakers' matchup against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday due to an illness.

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will miss Saturday's game against the Sacramento Kings with an illness, the team announced. It will be James' third missed game of the season. James missed practice Friday because of the illness and was listed as questionable for the Sacramento game.

Superstar forward LeBron James' status for Saturday night's game against the Sacramento Kings at home is finally known.

The Los Angeles Lakers look to earn a season sweep over the Sacramento Kings, although LeBron James is out with an illness.

LeBron James turns 40 on Monday, and the Los Angeles Lakers star is about to join a small list of NBA players who have been in the league at that age.

The Lakers have a packed injury report for Saturday's matchup, with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis both given a "questionable" designation. The Lakers are 3-0 against the Kings this season, and having their All-Star duo available on Saturday would give them a likely chance to sweep the season series.

Lakers superstar LeBron James has been ruled out of Saturday's contest with an illness. James, 39, is having the worst scoring season of his career since he was a rookie, but the future Hall of Famer is still making a huge impact.

Three of the most important members of the Lakers are not 100% heading into Saturday's matchup against the Kings.