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We’re back once again for our coverage of Monday’s NBA slate as we head to North Carolina for this next meeting between cross-conference foes. The Los Angeles Lakers (25-18) will take on the Charlotte Hornets (12-30) in their first meeting of the season.

The Charlotte Hornets really do want to go full-speed ahead. Much of that depends on available personnel. A roster that is near full strength will be vital when the Hornets face the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.

The injury report for the Charlotte Hornets (12-30) heading into their matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers (25-18) currently has five players. The Lakers have four injured players listed on the report.

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Iffy for Monday vs. Charlotte

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, has begun to find his footing in the G League. Scoring a career-high 31 points on Friday against the Rip City Remix, James raised his G League scoring average to 16.3 points in 10 appearances for the South Bay Lakers.

Things are starting to come together for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers followed up Thursday's blowout victory over the Boston Celtics by shutting

This season, the Los Angeles Lakers are struggling just as much as the LA natives wrestling with the inferno. After a stumbling onset, the Lakers are currently sitting in 5th place in the West with a 25-18 record under their brand-new head coach,

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has clarified his comment about his team not having much margin for error. That comment was brought up in Redick's postgame press conference after the Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 118-108 at Chase Center and made it clear he was not referring to the roster then.

Bryant spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won five championships and earned four league MVP awards. He was also an 18-time NBA All-Star, two-time Finals MVP and ranks fourth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list ( 33,643 ).

LaMelo Ball scored 25 points, Miles Bridges had 22 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-92 on Saturday night. Seth Curry had 16 points on 4-of-6 3-point shooting. The Hornets had a 27-8 first-half run and led 63-45 at the break.