LeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers' trip to the Detroit Pistons having played in the previous 15 games. The Lakers said their star forward will not play against the Pistons due to "load management" with the groin injury that kept him out for a month earlier this season. The rest day comes a night after James played 31 minutes, 47 seconds in a loss at the Toronto Raptors, the second of a five-game road trip.