On February 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, the two popular teams before the start of the season Lakers and the Nets have recently been in trouble, the Nets Durant was injured and absent, the Lakers side of James suddenly appeared injured, knee swelling pain, has missed 3 consecutive games. And in today's home game against the Blazers, the Lakers officially confirmed that James will continue to miss the game.
In a pre-match interview, coach Vogel confirmed James's absence from the game, while also saying that James' injury recovery is moving in the right direction.
In fact, in the Lakers' injury report, James was placed in the list of small probability of playing, which also determined that he would miss the game, after all, the team did not dare to take risks. Skip, the famous Zhan black mouth, stood up again and said: "The swelling of the knee means that you have a problem." Did James ever have those knee problems that we're aware of? He played like a fairy, but he was a mortal after all. ”
What happened to James's knee? Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin reported that James would not play again until his knees were swollen. The Lakers are also very cautious, believing that if they play before the swelling subsides, James will face the risk of further injuries. In addition, the team and James are exploring all the treatment options and want to return to the court as soon as possible. The impact of not having James on the Lakers is still very large, and now the team has lost 3 consecutive games and fallen to ninth in the West.
This result was far below expectations at the beginning of the season, and manager Vogel was not satisfied with the team's recent performances, training for a longer period of time yesterday than usual, and a rare shooting training. Vogel said: "When you are struggling in life, you need to do some extra work. In order to get the results we want, the answer we give is to put in extra effort. We are not satisfied with the current situation. ”
This time against the Blazers, the Lakers are a good chance to win, and Lillard on the other side is also absent, looking forward to Davis and Westbrook leading the team to victory.