Los Angeles Lakers Government lebron james out before Monday’s game against denver nuggets causes of pain in left ankle
James was originally listed as probable on Monday morning before being downgraded to questionable and ruled out later in the day.
“You know with LeBron, it’s just a daily thing, how he’s feeling,” said Lakers former coach Darwin Hamm. 122-109 loss, “He listens to his body. Very responsible in that regard. At the end of the day, we’re playing well, obviously. Again, we don’t want to subject our guys to something that’s going to take a little bit of rest.” could help.” Short term, or force the issue where it turns into a long term issue. So it is perfectly fine for them to sit outside.”
The news came shortly after James was named Western Conference Player of the Week after averaging 35 points, 8.7 rebounds and 7.7 assists over his past three games. The 18-time All-Star has won the weekly award 66 times in his career, including on five occasions with the Lakers.
James is just 35 points away from joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only members of the NBA’s 38,000-point club.
The Lakers, who also lost Patrick Beverly Suffered from a right hip injury during Monday’s game, the top order was on a roll late in the matchup against Denver, winning a season-best five games. They are only one game out of 10th place at the midpoint of the season with a 19–22 record.
Ham said, “Our record is a lot… a lot of self-inflicted (injuries). I can immediately name about six or seven games that could have gone our way but didn’t.” “And so it’s a process of constantly trying to keep doing what you’re doing well. I think our competitive edge, the way we lock down and defend in different moments, our togetherness, The way we share the ball at different moments, it’s our responsibility guys to understand whether it’s a breakdown, why the defense broke down or why we didn’t get a good look at a particular offensive possession. to try.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.