LeBron James injury update: Lakers star resumes on-court work; wants to play in regular season, per reports

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has resumed “on-court activity” and has begun a “gradual basketball movement progression,” according to the team, via the Los Angeles Times. James has not played since Feb. 26 because of a right foot tendon injury. 

Nine games remain on the Lakers’ regular-season schedule, and there is no official timeline for James’ return to play. Multiple reports, however, indicate that he wants to be back in the lineup before the postseason begins. 

ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that James wants to play in the Lakers’ final three games, while The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that James hopes to return in the final three or four games. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that there is optimism that he will be able to play in a few regular-season games, and CBS Sports’ Bill Reiter has confirmed this. 

After the Lakers’ update and this reporting, James tweeted on Thursday that “there hasn’t been any target date for my return,” but he is “working around the clock” in an effort to come back at full strength:

Los Angeles has gone 7-5 in this stretch without James and is 36-37 on the season. It is 10th in the Western Conference, but the standings are extremely messy: Only one game separates the seventh-place Minnesota Timberwolves and the 12th-place New Orleans Pelicans (and only two game separates the fourth-place Phoenix Suns from the play-in).

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Author : James Herbert

Publish date : 2023-03-23 18:49:33

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