EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- LeBron James was "under the weather" at shootaround Tuesday morning, according to Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel, but the team still has hope he plays Tuesday night against the New York Knicks.

"Not feeling good at all," Vogel said. "But still hopeful he'll play tonight, but we wanted to get him out of here as quickly as we could so he can rest up."

James was excused from shootaround before reporters were allowed onto the practice court. The 35-year-old Lakers star has missed only one game all season and is averaging 24.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 11.0 assists for L.A., which is No. 1 in the Western Conference with a 29-7 record and comes into the Knicks game riding a five-game winning streak.

While James' status is uncertain, the Lakers will welcome Avery Bradley back to the lineup Tuesday. Bradley, L.A.'s starting shooting guard for much of the season, suffered a sprained right ankle that kept him out of the second half of the Lakers' win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.

After the game, Bradley received X-rays on the ankle -- which came back negative -- and an MRI on Monday revealed no further damage beyond the sprain.

"I feel a lot better. Unfortunate play. The training staff did a great job of getting me prepared play today," Bradley said. "Just a little freak accident."

Bradley previously missed 13 straight games from mid-November until early December with a hairline fracture on the fibular head of his right leg. Vogel said he immediately thought of Bradley's previous injury when he saw him go down to the court against Detroit.

"I felt like it was going to be [more serious]," Vogel said. "First just seeing the ankle roll, and then his reaction right when it happened. It seemed like he could barely put pressure on it. But it loosened up, and then overnight, very, very minimal swelling. So he felt good today. He's good to go."