LeBron James' injury: Takes 2-3 weeks, has a scenario of sitting out the whole season
During this time, what the Los Angeles Lakers fans are most concerned about is the injury situation of LeBron James. The compression of the "king"'s competition on Monday had serious consequences.
Although the Lakers had the most impressive comeback win in 20 years, the price to pay was the service of LeBron James over the long term.
In two weeks, James will be re-examined to evaluate his recovery, and the Los Angeles Lakers will consider whether to let LeBron return to play or not. At this point there will be two cases:
- If the Lakers' performance is good enough and still in the race for the Playoffs position, James will be re-exported for the 2 or 3 week final sprint of the Regular Season. This both helps increase the possibility of winning for the Lakers, and gives LeBron "running momentum" ahead of the postseason.
- If the Lakers plummeted without braking during the time James was out and unfortunately lost the opportunity to enter the play-in group, the team leadership would consider giving LeBron James the rest of the season off.
After March 1, the Lakers will meet three direct competitors for the play-in ticket including the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors.
These are three must-win matches for coach Darvin Ham and his team and they will have to fight. With Anthony Davis, he is ready for this difficult period:
As of March 1, the LA team had lost 9 out of 14 games without James, a ratio that shows how important the "king" is to the team's performance.Today, the Lakers lost another game. without LeBron, collapsed on the field of the Memphis Grizzlies with a score of 109-121.