LOS ANGELES — The Phoenix Suns won’t have to deal with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena, but there’s still Luka Doncic.

The Phoenix Suns will play against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday in the first of a back-to-back. The Suns begin a key five-game homestand Monday against Toronto at PHX Arena. The Raptors beat them in Toronto last month,

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.