Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James received some uplifting news on Saturday when he appeared to make progress in his recovery from injury. The Lakers announced that he will be listed as “doubtful” rather than “out” of the team’s home game against the Chicago Bulls at the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night.

James has been sidelined with a tendon injury in his right foot since February 26, rendering him unable to take to the court in any of the 13 games that followed. The player tweeted earlier this week that he has been working out three times a day in an effort to prepare himself for a comeback.

The Lakers star’s return to action will be warmly received by the team which has only recently managed to find its feet during James’ absence. Without James in the lineup, the Lakers have gone 8-5, consequently climbing to eighth place in the Western Conference rankings and giving themselves a chance at qualifying for the NBA Playoffs.

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff hopes have just suffered a major hit. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Lakers’ superstar LeBron James is dealing with a right foot injury and is expected to miss an “extended period of time.”

James is currently undergoing further tests on his right foot in order to find out the full extent of the injury. However, the Lakers are not optimistic about results and are reportedly bracing to be without their best player for several weeks.

James was injured in the third quarter of the Lakers’ 108-111 comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. He remained on the floor for the final period, finishing the game with 26 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. The 38-year-old is averaging 29.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 6.9 assists for the season.

His injury comes at the worst possible time for the Lakers. The team is out of the playoff picture at the moment, but a recent three-win streak has put them in a position to make a push for a postseason spot. With a 29-32 record, the LA team is currently at No. 12 in the West with 21 games left to play. They are 0.5 games behind the No. 10, last Play-In spot, and only 2.5 games removed from the Mavericks, who are the sixth seed.

The Lakers will now hope that their revamped roster can do enough to weather through James’ absence. The franchise previously made a blockbuster trade ahead of the deadline that saw them move All-Star guard Russell Westbrook while acquiring guards D’Angelo Russell and Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt.

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The Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made history on Tuesday night, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387 career points to claim the top spot for the most career points in NBA history.

James achieved this feat in the third quarter of his team’s narrow 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night when he made a 14-foot jump to surpass Abdul Jabbar’s record which has stood for nearly 40 years.

The game was brought to a halt after James’ record-breaking shot, with the crowd chanting “MVP, MVP” in James’ favor as he embraced his wife, mother, and three children as they came onto the court. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Abdul-Jabbar then joined James for a 10-minute ceremony, where Abdul-Jabbar held the game ball aloft before handing it to James.

“I just want to say, thank you to the Laker faithful. You guys are one of a kind,” an emotional James exclaimed to the Lakers’ supporters. “To be able to be in the presence of such a legend as great as Kareem, it’s very humbling. Please give a standing ovation to the Captain, please.”

Needing just 36 points to overtake Abdul-Jabbar’s record before the game, James ended the game with 38 points on 13-of-20 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3.

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LeBron James is set to return from injury when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. This will mark James’ first appearance at Madison Square Garden after three years.

Last year, James missed the Knicks game on the road due to a suspension after an altercation with the Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart. Two years ago, James missed the same fixture due to a high ankle sprain.

James missed the Lakers’ 121-104 defeat to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night after complaining of “significant soreness” in his left foot, Lakers coach Darvin Ham revealed. Fellow Lakers star Anthony Davis also missed the Nets game due to the same right foot injury that has resulted in him missing 20 games from mid-December to late January.

Like James, Davis is listed as probable for the Knicks game. Starting point guard Patrick Beverley, on the other hand, remains unavailable as he continued to experience left knee soreness.

For James, Madison Square Garden remains a favorite arena to play in. The four-time MVP once mentioned that playing at MSG is his favorite part about visiting New York City.

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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is joining the team’s already lengthy injury list. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, James is dealing with an abdominal strain that will sideline him for “at least one week.”

The injury doesn’t seem severe, but the Lakers reportedly want to take a cautious approach considering it is only the beginning of the season.

According to ESPN, James got hurt during the 30 points, 10 assists outing in the 119-117 win against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. The 37-year-old was already out in late October, missing games against the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder because of the same injury.

In the six games he was on the floor for the Lakers this season, James averaged 24.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. His shooting numbers are not so great, however, as he is only making 46.7 percent of his shots from the floor while hitting 34.7 percent on three-pointers.

The Los Angeles Lakers had a slow start of the season, losing three out of their first five games. Lately, however, they seemed to have found their footing and are currently riding a three-game winning streak.

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Many were puzzled on Thursday when Los Angeles Lakers forward and basketball superstar LeBron James shared a mysterious post on his Twitter feed.

As it turns out, the basketball superstar was hinting towards a move that was later reported by members of the media, that the four-time MVP was reverting to the jersey number #6 that he had previously used during four seasons with the Miami Heat.

LeBron, who became synonymous with the number 23 during his years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, used the same number during his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

However, with the Lakers’ acquisition of power forward Anthony Davis, who has worn #23 throughout his NBA career, LeBron has decided to switch back to the number that he used while playing with the Miami Heat.

While LeBron only spent four seasons wearing the number six, between 2010 and 2014, he accomplished plenty with that jersey number on his back. He won two NBA titles and two MVP awards during his tenure with the Heat.

Just over three months remain until the new-look Lakers and LeBron James kick off their pre-season campaign with a visit to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors.

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The Los Angeles Lakers might be struggling and currently on the outside looking in of the Western Conference playoff picture, but it’s impossible to count out any team that has LeBron James.

The Lakers opened up their post-All Star Break campaign with a gutty 111-106 home win over the Houston Rockets.

Before Thursday’s game, LeBron said that he was going to have to up his effort and intensity levels during the regular season if the Lakers are to make the playoffs. He showed that he is ready to battle until April in the hopes of the Lakers qualifying with his performance on Thursday.

LeBron played 40 minutes and recorded a double-double, scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds. He also added 6 assists. All 5 of LA’s starters ended the night in double figures, with small forward Brandon Ingram complimenting LeBron’s double-double with one of his own. He finished with 27 points and 11 boards.

The Lakers found themselves down by 19 points midway through the third quarter of their game against Houston. Instead of folding and collapsing as they have been prone to do this season, they took a step and mounted a massive comeback that resulted in them moving back to .500 on the year.

The Lakers now find themselves 2.5 games behind the Clippers for the West’s final playoff spot.

They are back in action against New Orleans on Saturday night.

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One of the most accomplished NBA franchises hasn’t seen the playoffs in five years and is two years removed from having a proper superstar on the team after Kobe Bryant retired. This is why LeBron James’ arrival brought so much hope to the fans, who are hoping their team can be a title contender once again. It can, but just not this year.

The biggest issue with the Lakers, constructed as they are at the moment, is that they don’t have a “go-to player” besides James. They don’t have another player who can take over the game in certain moments and carry the team to the win. Lonzo Ball couldn’t hit threes and jumpers consecutively if his life depended on it, Kyle Kuzma is a catch and shoot type of player, and Brandon Ingram will get to that level in a couple of years. All their most significant competitors in Western Conference – Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets – have two or more such players.

Now, Los Angeles Lakers have a terrific mix of young players and veterans and that is their strength. However, the Lakers’ young stars are all projected to start, and veterans will warm the bench. With teams who are thinking about contending for a title is another way around, since experience is crucial when the game is on the line. And once again, LeBron James as great as he is, can’t do it all by himself like last season. He isn’t in the Eastern Conference anymore.

But both LeBron James and Lakers organization know all of this, and they are not expecting much from this season. The plan is to get James comfortable, see where they stand with the young players and determine which veterans deserve to stick around next season. Because its the next season when these new Lakers with James plan on to make a push to get back in NBA Finals again. This is of course if they manage to land some of the 2019 big free agents like Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, or maybe even Klay Thompson.

So, where will the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James end up this year? Probably somewhere between 6th and 8th seed. James can get you that even in the Western Conference. Then the Lakers will face an early playoff exit and focus on 2019-2020.

But don’t worry Lakers’ fans, your team is in a perfect place to be good for at least five years or even more if LeBron decides he will break all the longevity records. That is what matters the most, right?

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James received some uplifting news on Saturday when he appeared to make progress in his recovery from injury. The Lakers announced that he will be listed as “doubtful” rather than “out” of the team’s home game against the Chicago Bulls at the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night.

James has been sidelined with a tendon injury in his right foot since February 26, rendering him unable to take to the court in any of the 13 games that followed. The player tweeted earlier this week that he has been working out three times a day in an effort to prepare himself for a comeback.

The Lakers star’s return to action will be warmly received by the team which has only recently managed to find its feet during James’ absence. Without James in the lineup, the Lakers have gone 8-5, consequently climbing to eighth place in the Western Conference rankings and giving themselves a chance at qualifying for the NBA Playoffs.

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff hopes have just suffered a major hit. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Lakers’ superstar LeBron James is dealing with a right foot injury and is expected to miss an “extended period of time.”

James is currently undergoing further tests on his right foot in order to find out the full extent of the injury. However, the Lakers are not optimistic about results and are reportedly bracing to be without their best player for several weeks.

James was injured in the third quarter of the Lakers’ 108-111 comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. He remained on the floor for the final period, finishing the game with 26 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. The 38-year-old is averaging 29.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 6.9 assists for the season.

His injury comes at the worst possible time for the Lakers. The team is out of the playoff picture at the moment, but a recent three-win streak has put them in a position to make a push for a postseason spot. With a 29-32 record, the LA team is currently at No. 12 in the West with 21 games left to play. They are 0.5 games behind the No. 10, last Play-In spot, and only 2.5 games removed from the Mavericks, who are the sixth seed.

The Lakers will now hope that their revamped roster can do enough to weather through James’ absence. The franchise previously made a blockbuster trade ahead of the deadline that saw them move All-Star guard Russell Westbrook while acquiring guards D’Angelo Russell and Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt.

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The Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made history on Tuesday night, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387 career points to claim the top spot for the most career points in NBA history.

James achieved this feat in the third quarter of his team’s narrow 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night when he made a 14-foot jump to surpass Abdul Jabbar’s record which has stood for nearly 40 years.

The game was brought to a halt after James’ record-breaking shot, with the crowd chanting “MVP, MVP” in James’ favor as he embraced his wife, mother, and three children as they came onto the court. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Abdul-Jabbar then joined James for a 10-minute ceremony, where Abdul-Jabbar held the game ball aloft before handing it to James.

“I just want to say, thank you to the Laker faithful. You guys are one of a kind,” an emotional James exclaimed to the Lakers’ supporters. “To be able to be in the presence of such a legend as great as Kareem, it’s very humbling. Please give a standing ovation to the Captain, please.”

Needing just 36 points to overtake Abdul-Jabbar’s record before the game, James ended the game with 38 points on 13-of-20 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3.

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LeBron James is set to return from injury when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. This will mark James’ first appearance at Madison Square Garden after three years.

Last year, James missed the Knicks game on the road due to a suspension after an altercation with the Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart. Two years ago, James missed the same fixture due to a high ankle sprain.

James missed the Lakers’ 121-104 defeat to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night after complaining of “significant soreness” in his left foot, Lakers coach Darvin Ham revealed. Fellow Lakers star Anthony Davis also missed the Nets game due to the same right foot injury that has resulted in him missing 20 games from mid-December to late January.

Like James, Davis is listed as probable for the Knicks game. Starting point guard Patrick Beverley, on the other hand, remains unavailable as he continued to experience left knee soreness.

For James, Madison Square Garden remains a favorite arena to play in. The four-time MVP once mentioned that playing at MSG is his favorite part about visiting New York City.

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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is joining the team’s already lengthy injury list. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, James is dealing with an abdominal strain that will sideline him for “at least one week.”

The injury doesn’t seem severe, but the Lakers reportedly want to take a cautious approach considering it is only the beginning of the season.

According to ESPN, James got hurt during the 30 points, 10 assists outing in the 119-117 win against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. The 37-year-old was already out in late October, missing games against the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder because of the same injury.

In the six games he was on the floor for the Lakers this season, James averaged 24.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. His shooting numbers are not so great, however, as he is only making 46.7 percent of his shots from the floor while hitting 34.7 percent on three-pointers.

The Los Angeles Lakers had a slow start of the season, losing three out of their first five games. Lately, however, they seemed to have found their footing and are currently riding a three-game winning streak.

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Many were puzzled on Thursday when Los Angeles Lakers forward and basketball superstar LeBron James shared a mysterious post on his Twitter feed.

As it turns out, the basketball superstar was hinting towards a move that was later reported by members of the media, that the four-time MVP was reverting to the jersey number #6 that he had previously used during four seasons with the Miami Heat.

LeBron, who became synonymous with the number 23 during his years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, used the same number during his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

However, with the Lakers’ acquisition of power forward Anthony Davis, who has worn #23 throughout his NBA career, LeBron has decided to switch back to the number that he used while playing with the Miami Heat.

While LeBron only spent four seasons wearing the number six, between 2010 and 2014, he accomplished plenty with that jersey number on his back. He won two NBA titles and two MVP awards during his tenure with the Heat.

Just over three months remain until the new-look Lakers and LeBron James kick off their pre-season campaign with a visit to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors.

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The Los Angeles Lakers might be struggling and currently on the outside looking in of the Western Conference playoff picture, but it’s impossible to count out any team that has LeBron James.

The Lakers opened up their post-All Star Break campaign with a gutty 111-106 home win over the Houston Rockets.

Before Thursday’s game, LeBron said that he was going to have to up his effort and intensity levels during the regular season if the Lakers are to make the playoffs. He showed that he is ready to battle until April in the hopes of the Lakers qualifying with his performance on Thursday.

LeBron played 40 minutes and recorded a double-double, scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds. He also added 6 assists. All 5 of LA’s starters ended the night in double figures, with small forward Brandon Ingram complimenting LeBron’s double-double with one of his own. He finished with 27 points and 11 boards.

The Lakers found themselves down by 19 points midway through the third quarter of their game against Houston. Instead of folding and collapsing as they have been prone to do this season, they took a step and mounted a massive comeback that resulted in them moving back to .500 on the year.

The Lakers now find themselves 2.5 games behind the Clippers for the West’s final playoff spot.

They are back in action against New Orleans on Saturday night.

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One of the most accomplished NBA franchises hasn’t seen the playoffs in five years and is two years removed from having a proper superstar on the team after Kobe Bryant retired. This is why LeBron James’ arrival brought so much hope to the fans, who are hoping their team can be a title contender once again. It can, but just not this year.

The biggest issue with the Lakers, constructed as they are at the moment, is that they don’t have a “go-to player” besides James. They don’t have another player who can take over the game in certain moments and carry the team to the win. Lonzo Ball couldn’t hit threes and jumpers consecutively if his life depended on it, Kyle Kuzma is a catch and shoot type of player, and Brandon Ingram will get to that level in a couple of years. All their most significant competitors in Western Conference – Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets – have two or more such players.

Now, Los Angeles Lakers have a terrific mix of young players and veterans and that is their strength. However, the Lakers’ young stars are all projected to start, and veterans will warm the bench. With teams who are thinking about contending for a title is another way around, since experience is crucial when the game is on the line. And once again, LeBron James as great as he is, can’t do it all by himself like last season. He isn’t in the Eastern Conference anymore.

But both LeBron James and Lakers organization know all of this, and they are not expecting much from this season. The plan is to get James comfortable, see where they stand with the young players and determine which veterans deserve to stick around next season. Because its the next season when these new Lakers with James plan on to make a push to get back in NBA Finals again. This is of course if they manage to land some of the 2019 big free agents like Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, or maybe even Klay Thompson.

So, where will the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James end up this year? Probably somewhere between 6th and 8th seed. James can get you that even in the Western Conference. Then the Lakers will face an early playoff exit and focus on 2019-2020.

But don’t worry Lakers’ fans, your team is in a perfect place to be good for at least five years or even more if LeBron decides he will break all the longevity records. That is what matters the most, right?

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