James misses the Bucks again due to injury: Ham reveals the inside story of the truce and misses the battle for 480 consecutive days
On March 27, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced that James's game status has been relegated to miss the game with a small probability of playing, and the reason for the suspension is the left ankle peroneal tendonitis; Ham revealed that Lao Zhan felt ankle soreness after the last game; in addition, Vanderbilt began to run training, and Vincent is expected to return during the road trip.
James started a six-game road trip with the team, during which the first game was to challenge the Bucks, the second in the East, but due to an ankle injury, James missed the Bucks again due to injury, and once again missed the big game;
Regarding James's condition, Ham said that basically, James is affected by an ankle injury every day, he feels a little sore after the last game against the Pacers, and it is doubtful that he will be able to play tomorrow against the Grizzlies, depending on how James' ankle reacts to rest and treatment, and medical expert Evan Jeffries said that it feels like this is a rotation to prepare for a six-game road trip, and he is expected to play in the next game, and he has been battling an ankle injury all season.
According to the schedule, the Lakers will play the Bucks today and will play back-to-back games against the Grizzlies tomorrow.
According to statistics, the last time James and Brother Alphabet played back was December 3, 2022, 480 days ago, when the Lakers beat the Bucks away, James got 28 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, and Brother Alphabet scored 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
So far this season, James has been sidelined for the 10th time due to injury, and the Lakers are 5-4 after nine previous absences, and James has played in 62 games, averaging 25.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, and is only three games away from participating in the All-NBA selection.
Regarding the injury of the Lakers, Ham said that Vanderbilt has not yet trained against him, and he is currently recovering as planned and has started running training, which is part of his plan to return to the court.
Lakers reporter Dan Woike said that although Vincent did not travel to Milwaukee with the team, he continues to recover from injury and still hopes to return to the team on this road trip.
The Lakers are currently on an road trip where they will face the Bucks, Grizzlies, Pacers, Nets, Raptors and Wizards in a row.