Today, the Lakers officially announced that James will miss the remaining regular season games of the season. James' left ankle injury is not enough to get him into battle, and the Lakers allowed him to do ankle rehabilitation work, and he is expected to make a full recovery. James tweeted afterwards: "Thank you and love you guys! To all my love! But I still want to instinctively end the season with a winning stance! When I played, I gave everything for this season! See you in the fall, folks. ”
James says goodbye to this season, and if he plays in these last two games, James has great hopes of becoming the scoring champion. But for now, due to attendance, Old Zhan has completely disqualified from competing for the scoring king. Vogel said it was a medical decision and James was injured in the final stages and could not return. Shams said James values the future more than the scoring champion.
"LeBron James values his health more, and the ankle injury has been bothering him, and the ankle sprain he suffered in New Orleans a week or two ago was terrible. He decided to take the time to recuperate and make sure his ankles were back to health and move into next season. LeBron is more concerned about his future than the title of scoring king. ”
What about the fans who swore that James would definitely win the scoring in the last three games? Punch in the face!
To put it in stats, the youngest and oldest players in the NBA's history to average 30+ points per game in a single season are James, 21, and James, 37.
James' average of points per game this season is fixed at 30.3 points per game, the highest average score per game for a player in NBA history in the 19th or subsequent season. In second place was Kobe Bryant's 17.6 points, and third was Abdul-Jabbar's 14.6 points. Today is The 75th birthday of Tiangou Jabbar, he came to the Lakers home to watch the game, and everyone sent him blessings.
Today's game is the Lakers' last home game of the season, James thick eyebrows and less melons did not play, the final score is the Lakers 120-101 Thunder, ending an 8-game losing streak! Munch 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, Tucker 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, Reeves 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, Johnson 21 points and 8 rebounds, Howard 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Ellington 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Augustine 7 points, 3 assists and 2 steals, Gabriel 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, Mason Jones 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
After the game, James took a photo with the little girl. There is a little envy.
News about the Signing of the Lakers. Yesterday the Lakers cut Ariza, and today they signed Gabriel to a 2-year contract, with the 2022-23 season as the team option. In addition, Shams reported that multiple sources revealed that the Lakers plan to sign a two-way contract with guard McLaren, who is currently the best rookie in the development league.
There is still a lot of news about Wei Shao today. ESPN reporter Ramona said that Wei Shao is unlikely to buy out his last year's contract, he is a proud person, will not easily put down, worried that accepting the contract buyout will bring himself stigma, Wei Shao still believes that he can play a high level.
Westbrook personally assured James and Thick Brow last offseason that he would do everything he could to make their combination work, which gave James Thick Brow the confidence to speak out to Lakers management in favor of the trade to Westbrook.
In the middle of the season, Lakers and league insiders wondered if there was something wrong with Westbrook's hands and eyes. He's only 65 percent dunk-shooting all season, which is unusual. Sources close to Wei Shao insisted that his hands and eyes had been thoroughly examined by medical experts and there was no problem.
Brad Turner, a Lakers reporter for the Los Angeles Times, reported that during the training camp, Westbrook and Vogel had a conflict. At that time, Vogel said that whoever got the rebound could take the ball to the front court. Wei Shao said: "No, I'm a point guard, give me that thing, everyone gives way." ”
This season, Westbrook's poor performance has led to some voices within the team that have made Westbrook a substitute. But Vogel was the main force that kept Wei Shao in the starting lineup, resisted the pressure of the team, and did not let Wei Shao play as a substitute.
NBA reporter Marc Stein reported that if the Lakers cut Wei Shao, they would have to convert Wei Shao's salary next season into a salary of 15 million US dollars per year for 3 years, with extended payment terms. In this way, for the next 3 years, it will occupy 15 million salary space every year. You know, Rolle-Deng's $5 million salary space just ended this season. Another 15 million, who can bear this?
Wei Shao's whereabouts are a mystery.