James, who has already been ruled out of Thursday's preseason game against the Suns for rest purposes, will also be held out of Friday's preseason finale against the Warriors, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports.
The Lakers will give the star forward a full week off before the start of the regular season by shutting him down for the final two matchups of the preseason. James is set to begin his age-39 season Tuesday against the Timberwolves.