Jarred Vanderbilt goes up top to LeBron James for a Lakers alley-oop. Facebook; Twitter; Email

Finney-Smith won't face his former team due to left ankle soreness, which has been a lingering issue for the 31-year-old of late. The veteran forward will join LeBron James (groin) on the sideline, meaning Jarred Vanderbilt and Dalton Knecht will likely see a bump in minutes.

LeBron James passes to Jarred Vanderbilt, who drops in an and-1 for the Lakers.

LeBron James on back-to-back plays sets up Jaxson Hayes and Jarred Vanderbilt for dunks.

James was sidelined for the final minutes of the Lakers vs. Celtics rivalry game Saturday. Here's the latest on the 40-year-old star.

Vanderbilt finished Saturday's 111-101 loss to the Celtics with four points (2-5 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 0-1 FT), eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in 29 minutes.

LeBron James suffered a strained groin on Saturday, against the hated Boston Celtics no less, and now he's expected to miss at least the next 1-2 weeks. Given his age and where we are on the schedule,

Fans have decided on a new nickname for Vanderbilt. They have decided to call him Vincent Van Doe because of his ability to do all of the dirty work. It seems that Vanderbilt approves of the nickname. When asked about it, he seems to like it.

James was sidelined for the final minutes of the Lakers vs. Celtics rivalry game Saturday. Here's the latest on the 40-year-old star.

The return of Jarred Vanderbilt in recent weeks has shown the Los Angeles Lakers what they were missing when he was out for nearly a year. Vanderbilt isn’t gonna fill up the statsheet, but what he is gonna do is all the little things and dirty work,

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt worked on his jumper while being injured and is trusting that work in games.