On March 24, Beijing time, before the Lakers and the 76ers battle, the Lakers officially announced that James missed the game due to left knee soreness/effusion, and the 19th time this season due to injury, after James was absent when the Lakers only won 6 wins and 12 losses in 18 games; James' truce means a record delay, and it is expected to usher in a 37,000-point milestone against the Pelicans in 4 days.
Previously, the Lakers experienced 9 days and 6 games (including 5 away games) of the Devil's schedule, James played all the games during the period; and today against the 76ers, James was suspended due to injury; according to the schedule, because the Lakers did not play until next Monday (March 28) Beijing time, so James could get up to 6 days to rest his knees.
For James' suspension due to injury, medical expert Rajpal Brar tweeted: "Miss the game tonight and continue to treat the ongoing knee soreness/swelling; as has been said many times, this will be the daily evaluation and injury management for the rest of the season; another medical expert Evan Jessries tweeted that James did not wait until the pre-game decision, and the continuous away combat and flight caused the knee swelling to worsen.
The US media predicted that the Lakers and the 76ers started the two teams, the Lakers started the five Tigers are Westbrook, Munch, Reeves, Gabriel and Howard; the 76ers started Harden, Embiid, Sable, Maxi and Harris; James was truncated due to injury, the Lakers' big three were only Westbrook, and the Turtles single-core battle Wasted emperor combination.
So far this season, James has played in 54 games, averaging 30 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, averaging the first points per game in the league; the Lakers are 9th in the West with 31 wins and 41 losses, and James is expected to play in the next Lakers and Pelicans game.