Los Angeles (AFP) – Four-time NBA champion LeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers’ game at Minnesota on Thursday with tendinitis in his left ankle, the club announced.
The 38-year-old power forward delivered 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists on Wednesday in a 124-108 Lakers loss at Chicago.
The Lakers fell to 1-4 since capturing the first NBA In-Season Tournament crown and James said the slump is not only about emotional and physical fatigue for the team but also something more.
“It’s a combination of everything,” James said.”
It’s the emotional fatigue, it’s the physical fatigue, it’s the grind of the season fatigue, and when you’re not winning obviously that’s the frustration fatigue.So, a little combination of everything.”
James leads the Lakers with 25.2 points a game and also sets the club pace with 7.3 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while ranking second behind Anthony Davis in rebounds with 7.7 a game.
Since their tournament title, the Lakers have allowed the most 3-pointers per game of any NBA club and rank second-to-last in opponent 3-point shooting percentage at 42.8%.
