By Daniel Bates With just five games left to go in the season, the 11th-seeded Lakers‘ playoff chances are in dire straits. Now, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Los Angeles will be without LeBron James for at least one of those games. Per Charania, “Lakers star LeBron James will be out today vs. Nuggets as he deals with nagging ankle injury.” Adding, “The Lakers are currently one game behind San Antonio for the final Play-In spot.” The Lakers postseason hopes continued to vanish after a critical three-point loss to the Pelicans on Friday night. And the King being out certainly does…