If LeBron’s award for worst actor at the Razzie Awards and the defeat against the Pelicans after losing a 23-point lead already seemed like a comedy, now comes the icing on the cake; James could miss the rest of the season.
The record night for “The King”, in which it reached 37,000 points, turned gray when he sprained his left ankle. Although the match ended, the statements after the end are to worry. “It’s quite sore (ankle). I have no idea how I ended the match after watching that replay. it’s pretty nasty”, commented James.
This season is being a roller coaster of emotions for Los Angeles. When it seems that they take flight and make a “feint” to start playing, misfortunes happen to them. The situation is very delicate and, with the LeBron “theme” in the air, worse.
With the playoff just around the corner, the fight for the play in becomes more uphill for them. They are in the cut, tenth in the standings, and with San Antonio hot on their heels. The calendar does not accompany either. Among the eight games they have left, they have to visit Dallas, Utah, Phoenix, Warriors and Denver, and also host the Pelicans, Denver and Oklahoma. All this, in 15 days.
Given how complicated the end of the season is and how tight the place is to be able to fight for the playoffs, pLosing LeBron, even for a week, would be catastrophic. It is clear that, after seeing his performance with a sore ankle, he could force. “It’s hard. I was in an incredible rhythm right at that moment, and you have to give him credit for having resisted. But you can see that he was limited the rest of the way. But he fought it”, commented Lakers coach Frank Vogel. He has a level to spare to contribute being “touched”, but it would be somewhat counterproductive if they finally hold the position in the table.
On the topic of Anthony Davis, who has been out since February 17 with a sprained ankle, there is optimism. As ESPN pointed out a few days ago “the eyebrow” I could come back the first week of April. Much of the season has been lost but the balance, with him on track, improves markedly. He goes from 12-23 without him to 18-19 with him. From the franchise they made it clear, when he was injured, that they wanted to be prudent but with the current situation, he still has to force, like James.
With his two stars on court and fighting in the play in, heThe Lakers could try to save a catastrophic season with a failed project.
