This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets/onsi as Buzzworthy Hornets look to bounce back against LeBron James and the Lakers. The Charlotte Hornets continue their swing through LA Thursday night, visiting the Los Angeles Lakers as the LeBron James-led dynasty tries to steady itself amid a crowded Western Conference.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers fell 132-116 on the road to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday with Luka Doncic sidelined.

LA Clippers guard James Harden paid homage to LeBron James and Stephen Curry after the Clippers’ 117-109 home win against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday.

When the Lakers hosted the Charlotte Hornets on Jan. 15, James was sporting the Nike LeBron 23 shoes. Although the shoes come in various outlandish colorways, the ones James wore against the Hornets were an understated cream color with blue on top.

Luka Doncic scores 39 points and LeBron James finishes with 29, but it's not enough to counter a more consistent Charlotte scoring effort in a 135-117 loss.

The Los Angeles Lakers have LeBron James and Luka Doncic facing injury questions amid a rough losing skid on Sunday.