James' latest injury official announcement, the name revealed that James is afraid of season reimbursement
Just this morning, the Lakers officially announced James' latest injury situation, and after testing, James was diagnosed with a tendon injury in his right foot, and he will be re-evaluated in about three weeks. According to previous reports, James does not need to undergo surgery for this injury.
Later, Woj revealed more internal news: such optimistic estimates, James will return as soon as early April, when there will be only about 10 regular season games left. I think the Lakers are preparing for James, who is 38 years old and needs a longer recovery time at this age.
That said, the Lakers want to get their last playoff spot with their current roster, which is ideal, of course. If the Lakers fail to make the playoffs, then the side can also show that James has played the last game of the season, that is, James is reimbursed for the season.
It is worth mentioning that another James has also experienced James's current situation before, in the 76ers game against the Wizards on November 3 last year, Harden suffered a tendon strain injury, the difference is that Harden was injured in the first quarter, but still played the whole game. The next day, the 76ers officially announced that Harden would be out for a month due to injury.
The Lakers' optimistic estimate is not the exact time of James's comeback, plus James's age is there, so at that point in time, James's comeback time needs to be a little later. At present, the Lakers have 19 games left, and if it is 3 weeks as the boundary, James will miss at least 10 more games, and the Lakers' ranking after 10 games is likely to affect James' comeback plans.
Once the outlook for the playoffs is uncertain, the team won't risk James' return.
Of course, we also have to look forward to the Lakers' current healthy roster, which is currently 30-33, ranking 11th in the West, just one win away from stepping into the play-offs. So, the challenge is still not high, in the game that just ended, they beat the Thunder, and without James, Thick Eyebrows and Russell, with the teamwork of the team, the six scored a double-double to win the game.
It can be seen with the naked eye that the Lakers after the trade have indeed improved their combat ability, perhaps, they really hope to lead the team to the playoffs, and they don't even need to consider the play-offs.
It is worth mentioning that there was a brownie game today, and James dragged his injured leg to the scene to watch, which is really full of fatherly love. Judging from the feedback from the field, James's injury should not be too much of a problem, but age will definitely affect the recovery time.