Beijing time on March 8, the NBA regular season Lakers away to the Spurs, the latest pre-game news shows that James missed this game because of left knee pain, Wei Shao led the team to play, the Lakers want to win, it is indeed difficult.
In the last game the Lakers beat the Warriors, James scored 56 points, which is also his career high for the Lakers, and also a new single-game scoring high this season. Before the game, James arrived in San Antonio with the whole team, but just before the game began, the Lakers confirmed that James was absent due to injury.
It is reported that James's injury is a sore left knee, and Vogel also revealed that the sore knee is more intense, hoping that James can return in the next game against the Rockets. Facing the Spurs in this game, James and Thick Eyebrows are all watching from the sidelines, and Wei Shao himself leads the team to play.
Wei Shao has also led the team many times this season, but the overall record is not the most ideal. Facing the Spurs this game, the Lakers still have to fight to win, after all, the Lakers must at least determine the qualification for the playoffs, and now they do not have any relaxed capital, and the Spurs are also one of the chasers.
James's absence also seems to release a signal that the Lakers' next game will ensure the qualification of the playoffs and will not go all out to hit the top 6, they also make this reality clear, which can also allow James to have more rest opportunities, and his health is still very important for the Lakers. If it comes to the playoffs, healthy James and thick eyebrows are playing together, then the Lakers still have a certain advantage.