New York – Postgame was suspected of Saturday night, indicating early indicators Liberon James Avoid a serious thigh muscle injury, according to a person close to the unauthorized situation for publicly discussed.
James, who left Saturday loss to Boston Celkus in the fourth quarterPostgame said that he did not believe that the injury was serious One suffered in 2018 When he missed more than a month after hearing muscle pop music.
As of Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon, there were no signs that the initial evaluation of James, when he said that “there is not much anxiety”, was inaccurate, although minor thigh injuries may take more than a week to recover.
According to persons close to the situation, no decision has been taken on a timetable except for the injury on a daily basis. Certainly, this injury will cost him a large part of the lost games while facing Lakers over the compressed timeline during the next two weeks when they play eight times in the 14 days that start on Monday in Brooklyn.
If James will return after two weeks, it will remain 12 games in the normal season.
James missed 17 games with a thigh injury in his first season with Lakers in 2018, and on Saturday, his mind initially said to this point before focusing on Anthony DavisHe was injured in his first match with Dallas last month.
“The first thing that appeared in my mind is Christmas Day in my first year with Lakers. … I was there before and I know the type of injury you deal with. The second thing I thought was M. he is crazy. James said:“ I thought about M. ”then I just try to know how much navigation and know if I can give it. I went back here and made a few extensions and two things that I finally knew that I may have been doing for the rest of the night. “
James repeated that he did not think this injury was almost serious.
Celkus striker Jason Tatom knocked the ball from Lakers Leberon James striker during Saturday’s match in Boston.
(Mark Stockwell / Associated Press)
He played 58 games this season with Lakers, with an average of 25 points, 8.2 rebounds and 8.5 assists. Players must play at least 65 games to be qualified for the end of the season’s prizes.
Lakers currently ranks third in the West.
“We hope nothing,” Luca Densic He said. “It is clear that you get wounded at this time, these injuries are – I do not want to say the worst, but it is difficult to deal with it. Therefore, you only need to take his time and we answered as a team of mental from the next man.”
Injury, though, escalating. Roy Hachimura He progresses to a return from his knee injury, but he will be absent at least in at least the next three matches with his next evaluation group after the current road trip. Jackson Hayes, who suffered from a knee bruise after his knee won Lakers against Nix, was absent from the match against Boston as well.
