LeBron James won’t play in the team’s first exhibition game against the Warriors on Saturday, but he said he plans to spend a lot of time on the court during the preseason.
El Segundo, California – LeBron James Will not participate first game His team’s exhibition game against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, but the star Los Angeles Lakers He said he plans to spend a lot of time on the court during the preseason.
“Six preseason games, so I hope I can play in at least half of them,” he said. LeBron James After practice Thursday. “But we’ll see. I think every game will determine it. I won’t be playing Saturday’s game, that’s for sure, in the Bay Area. But we’ll see after that.”
LeBron JamesTurning 39 in December, he is the NBA’s oldest active player and is coming off a season in which he missed 27 games with a right foot injury. James detailed the injury earlier this week, saying he “pretty much tore the whole tendon,” but early reviews of his training camp performance have been very positive.
the team’s coach lakersDarwin Ham says LeBron James He has “undoubtedly” regained his energy and is fully recovered from his injury. “He’s 100 percent healthy,” Ham said of James on Wednesday. “He looks good. He looks like a third- or fourth-year LeBron.”
However the fact is, LeBron James He is entering his 21st season, and while he still looks athletic, the team and its medical staff must take steps to protect him in coordination with James’ athletic trainer, Mike Mancias.
“We collaborate and communicate about the steps,” Hamm said. “We make sure we have a plan that works. The beauty of the way we’re moving forward is he’s in great shape. Secondly, he’s in (Anthony David) With probably more experience than the entire team combined in terms of games played and playing time, he takes great care of himself.
this lakers They continue their preseason schedule with games against the Brooklyn Nets in Las Vegas on Monday, the Sacramento Kings in Anaheim on Wednesday, home games against the Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks, and finally in Palm Springs on the 19th Against the Suns in October, five days before the start of the regular season, on the road against the Denver Nuggets.
“We just relaxed,” Hamm said of the program. LeBron James. “The fact that our roster is what it is, he doesn’t have to start the season with a cape on, so to speak… The help around him will allow him to not have to be at full speed in every practice and every pre-season game. race.