Heist to the King: LeBron James, star of Los angeles lakers and of the NBA, tested positive for coronavirus and was isolated in the Californian city of Sacramento, where last night his team, without his presence, beat the Sacramento Kings by 117-92.
“He told me that he is asymptomatic and fine, which is a good sign. Health is the most important thing, more than basketball. LeBron has a family and we want to make sure he will be fine, “said Anthony Davis, LeBron’s teammate.
On the incidence of the lack of James in the Lakers, Davis said: “We cannot allow that to affect us. Obviously, he is a big part of our team. But we’ve played a lot of games without it. So we know how that is, we have to keep playing like we did on the defensive end until he can come back. “
According to NBA health protocols, players who were diagnosed with coronavirus must test negative in two tests on different days to obtain authorization to allow them to compete again.
In addition, a mandatory quarantine of at least 10 days is imposed. In this way, the forward, 36 years old and 2.06 meters tall, will surely miss four more games to the Lakers.
This setback comes just as the Lakers seemed to be taking off for good by winning four of their last six games. In addition, it means not having El Rey again, who only played 11 of the first 23 games of the regular season due to injury. With him on the court, the gold and purple have a balance of 7-4, while without his participation they are negative 5-7. Regarding the schedule, now they have to play against the Clippers, Celtics, Grizzlies, Thunder and Magic.
