PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Luka Doncic and LeBron James returned to the Los Angeles Lakers’ lineup Sunday night for a game against Philadelphia.

Doncic missed the last two games as he traveled to his hometown of Ljubljana, Slovenia where fiancee Anamaria Golte gave birth to their daughter, Oliva. James sat out Friday night against Boston with sciatica, which kept him sidelined for the first 14 games this season, and left foot joint arthritis.

James, who will turn 41 on Dec. 30, played 36 minutes in the Lakers’ 123-120 win over Toronto on Thursday night. The game saw the end of James’ streak of 1,297 double-digit scoring games when the NBA’s career points leader finished with only eight points.

Lakers coach JJ Redick has two children with his wife, Chelsea, said he hoped Doncic would have eno

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