LeBron James will not be in uniform when the Los Angeles Lakers will face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday evening, and coach JJ Redick does not know when his ahead will rejoin the crew.
When Redick was requested if he knew James could be obtainable once more, his response was temporary.
James will miss his second straight sport with foot soreness when the Lakers return from a four-day break to face the Timberwolves.
The main scorer in NBA historical past was absent from the crew this week in an excused absence attributed to “private causes,” coach JJ Redick stated Wednesday. It’s unclear whether or not James will make the brief spherical journey to Minnesota earlier than the Lakers’ subsequent sport at dwelling towards Memphis on Sunday.
James missed his first sport of his record-tying twenty second NBA season when the Lakers beat Portland dwelling final Sunday. That absence was additionally attributed to his foot harm.
James is averaging 23.0 factors, 9.1 assists and eight.0 rebounds for the Lakers (13-11), who’ve misplaced seven of 10 after a 10-4 begin.
The Lakers promoted starter Austin Reaves to questionable for the sport at Minnesota after he missed Los Angeles’ earlier 5 video games with a pelvic bruise. Anthony Davis is listed as presumably affected by left plantar fasciitis.
Associated Press reporting.
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