The LA Lakers are expected to reassess LeBron James in two weeks’ time, as reported by ESPN. James is currently suffering from a right foot injury. The Lakers head coach Darvin Ham revealed that they will wait for a review from the medical team.
“He’s going through the diagnostic process, the medical evaluation, it’s ongoing,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said before L.A. lost 121-109 at the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. “So we’ll wait and see what our people come back with.”
The Lakers are currently 29-33 and a total of 20 games remain in the regular season. With five weeks of action remaining, the Lakers will want their talisman to be back soon.
“I don’t want to speculate or jump to conclusions about anything; we’ll let our medical people do their due diligence and go through the process with that,” Ham said. “But I’ll tell you this: As an organization, we’re going to make sure we kick the tires on everything and look at everything that needs to be looked at, because never in a hundred, million years would we put a guy out there that has a risk of further damaging whatever is going on.
“And that’s not just with Bron. That’s any of our players. So, we’re going to make sure, whatever decision is made, it’s going to be the best for his health first and foremost.”
Meanwhile, James suffered the injury in the third quarter during the team’s win against Dallas Mavericks. Despite the injury, James continued to play and scored crucial 10 points in the final quarter.
“I mean, he soldiered up,” Ham said. “For him to continue on and be out there and be available for us fighting through that type of pain says a lot about who he is.”
On the other hand, Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 28 points, 19 rebounds, and five blocks against Memphis Grizzlies.
“We have more than enough to still win basketball games,” Davis said. “And we have to. He’s not coming back any time soon. So we can’t feel sorry for ourselves. We can’t put our head down and say, ‘Oh, we miss Bron.’”
The Lakers will face Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.
