Absent since the start of the season due to sciatica, LeBron James will be able to return to team training, according to ESPN. The Lakers superstar, who turns 41 in December, has received the green light from doctors. In the absence of the quadruple MVP, who will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks, the California franchise occupies 2nd place in the Western Conference.
LeBron James (40 years old) is getting closer and closer to a return to the NBA courts. The “King” had already resumed individual training sessions. He will now be able to get used to contact again. THURSDAY, ESPN announced that the Lakers superstar had received the green light from doctors to be able to resume collective work with the rest of the group. Which was not the case since the start of a season – his 23rd in the league, a record – precisely marked since its kick-off by the absence of the quadruple MVP.
Victim of sciatica, James was patient. However, he could return to competition soon. Everything will depend on what the next re-evaluation gives, scheduled in one or two weeks, of the one who will celebrate his 41st birthday at the end of the year (December 30).
Once he has received the green light to resume matches this time, the “King” will strengthen a Lakers team which is however doing better than doing well in the absence of the quadruple NBA champion crowned in 2020 in the Orlando bubble in the middle of a pandemic with the Californians.
James will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks
Two weeks after the resumption, the Lakers and a monstrous Luka Doncic since the start of the season are jostling with an OKC team which seemed unbeatable before falling on Wednesday on the Portland floor (121-119). After securing a fourth victory at the expense of Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs, under the eyes of “King James”, present as at every meeting in the stands of the Crypto.com Arena, JJ Redick’s players occupy second place in the Western Conference, behind the Thunder.
The Lakers have a record of 7 wins for only 2 losses while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his team have 8 wins and only 1 setback. A road trip now awaits the Angelenos, who will travel to Atlanta on Saturday before continuing with trips to Charlotte, OKC, New Orleans and Milwaukee. Still without James but probably not for long.
