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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James, who missed 17 games with an injury, will make his return to the struggling Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night against the cross-town rival Los Angeles Clippers, the NBA team announced. James is returning from one of the longest injury absences of his hall of fame career and it couldn’t come soon enough for the Lakers, who have gone into a tailspin without him. The Lakers have lost […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James, who missed 17 games with an injury, will make his return to the struggling Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night against the cross-town rival Los Angeles Clippers, the NBA team announced. James is returning from one of the longest injury absences of his hall of fame career and it couldn’t come soon enough for the Lakers, who have gone into a tailspin without him. The Lakers have lost […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was ruled out of his team’s clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday as he works his way back from a groin injury. Lakers coach Luke Walton told reporters that while James, 34, had returned to training with team-mates, he would not be ready to return against Minnesota on Thursday. “He got out there with the guys and did some drills,” Walton said. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo was cleared by team medical staff to resume full-contact workouts after missing 12 games with a sprained finger, the NBA club announced Friday. The 32-year-old guard, who helped Boston capture the 2008 NBA title, suffered a right ringfinger injury in the Lakers’ Christmas Day triumph over the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors and underwent surgery three days later. Rondo has played only […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James will miss at least two more games as he recovers from a groin injury but has been cleared to resume practice next week, the Los Angeles Lakers said Wednesday. James has not played for the Lakers since limping out of his team’s December 25 victory over the Golden State Warriors last month at the Staples Center. Since then the Lakers’ form has nosedived, with the Western Conference […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took part in the team’s shoot-around on Tuesday, a day before he was due for another evaluation of the groin injury that has sidelined him since December 25. “He didn’t do the up-and-down stuff,” Lakers coach Luke Walton said. “He did the half-court shooting and passing.” James, a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, was to miss his 11th game when the Lakers hosted […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James faces at least another week on the sidelines as he continues his rehabilitation from a groin injury, the Los Angeles Lakers said on Thursday. James has not played since limping out of the Lakers’ victory over the Golden State Warriors on December 25. A Lakers medical update on Thursday said James was recovering and had been cleared to step up his training. “LeBron James was evaluated by […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton bemoaned a lack of passion from his players Sunday after they took a 108-86 beating from the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. The Lakers have now lost five of six games since superstar LeBron James suffered a groin injury in December 25 victory over two-time defending NBA champions Golden State. The three-time NBA champion is due to be reevaluated on Friday, and the Lakers […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James and Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo led the first fan balloting updates announced Thursday for next month’s NBA All-Star Game. Los Angeles Lakers star playmaker James received the most votes with 1,083,363 to pace the Western Conference frontcourt while Milwaukee Bucks forward Antetokounmpo led the Eastern Conference with 991,561 votes in the first fan ballot returns. Voting continues through January 21 with fan […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will have to get used to life without LeBron James when they face the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Lakers head coach Luke Walton said their game plan will change without James leading the charge and hinted that their star player could be out for a period of time. “We are obviously not going to rush him back,” Walton said. James suffered a strained groin during […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will be listed as day-to-day with a groin strain after team doctors had him undergo an MRI exam on Wednesday, the NBA team announced. “LeBron James underwent an MRI today which confirmed a strained left groin. James will be listed as day-to-day,” a Lakers spokesperson said. James was injured halfway through the third quarter of the Lakers 127-101 blowout win over the defending […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James left with a groin injury but the Los Angeles Lakers regrouped for a 127-101 blowout win over two-time defending champion Golden State that snapped an 11-game losing streak on the Warriors’ home court. “That was our most complete game of the season,” said Lakers coach Luke Walton. “We knew they were going to go on a run and a lot of the time we rely on LeBron […]
