On February 2, Beijing time, according to The Athetic celebrity Shams Charania, Lakers star LeBron James is expected to miss tomorrow's game against the Blazers, which will be his fourth consecutive absence. Shams said both the Lakers and James are wary of the injury and intend to let James come back after his knee has swollen, and he may miss more games because of the knee injury. The Lakers revealed that James did not participate in today's team training, received knee treatment outside, and officially set his tomorrow's playing status as doubleful (high probability of absence, 25% may play).
James has been absent in three consecutive games before, and the Lakers have lost all three games. Currently, the Lakers are ninth in the West with 24 wins and 27 losses, and so far this season, James has played 36 games, averaging 36.6 minutes per game, contributing 29.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks. The data shows that in the 36 games james played, the Lakers won 19 wins and 17 losses, with a win rate of 52.8%, and the Lakers averaged 112.2 points per game, averaging 0.4 points per game; in the 15 games james was absent, the Lakers won 5 wins and 10 losses, with a win rate of 33.3%, and the Lakers averaged 108.1 points per game, averaging 4.4 points per game.
Brar, a medical expert who thinks it's wise to be cautious about injuries, said both lakers and James learned their lessons from last season, when James was plagued by an ankle injury and had to stop injured for a week after making an early comeback because he didn't recover 100 percent.
Medical expert Evan also thinks James is likely to miss more games because the swelling is still there and the swelling can cause the quadriceps to weaken. Once the swelling subsides, James also needs to regain his previous strength. Speaking about the cause of the swelling, Evan said that at the moment we have to attribute it to "the stimulation caused by overuse", but he also pointed out that James's knee sudden swelling is not typical, and usually may be caused by problems in the following four positions: meniscus, articular cartilage, bursitis and osteoarthritis.
The Lakers are in a bad situation at the moment, they have played 51 games and won only 24. The US media pointed out that this performance coincided with the Lakers in the 2012-13 season, when the Lakers, who had Kobe, Nash, Howard, Artest and Gasol, played the 51st game and only won 24 games. In the end, the Lakers made it to the playoffs, and were swept by the Spurs 0-4 in the first round.
James, who is recuperating, also updated the social media, posted photos of himself selling tequila wearing 4 championship rings, and smiled to learn wolf barking. Star Charles Oakley believes James definitely wants to take another championship before retiring, and he may need to leave the Lakers to have a chance to do so. "He's had two trips and he's going to leave again," Oakley said. Do you think James will play until the Lakers retire?