Lebron James will be absent from the match Los Angeles Lakers from this night for illness. The Angels, in crisis and already with the loss of Anthony Davis, will have to face Miami Heat with Russell Westbrook as the only benchmark among its stars.
will be the ninth game of 2022-2023 season in which James will not play for Lakersso far with a record of 16-21 in his 37 appearances and a record of 3-5 in the eight games LeBron was absent.
In turn, it will be the Lakers’ third game this season without James or Davis: the previous two, in December, were decisive losses to Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns by 13 and 26 points respectively (Westbrook was not in the second game either).
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Why isn’t LeBron James playing?
The Los Angeles Lakers have reported LeBron James out illness unrelated to Covid-19. James, who turned 38 a few days ago, presents flu symptoms and that is why it was kept for this meeting.
When is LeBron James coming back?
LeBron James is expected to return to the Los Angeles Lakers in the game his team will play Friday, Jan. 6 in Los Angeles against the Atlanta Hawks.
LeBron James is average 29 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.6 assists and one steal per game in the 2022-2023 season.
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