The Lakers will not have their star player for the last game of their road trip against the Hawks on Sunday because of his knee injury.
James was diagnosed with general swelling after undergoing an magnetic resonance image. James has missed three games because of his knee.
As long as the swelling is there, he will be out and we will get him back as soon as possible.
James had been on one of the hottest offensive stretches of his career prior to the knee soreness and swelling, which Vogel said was not caused by a specific play but rather something James woke up feeling in Philadelphia on Thursday. He has scored 25 points or more in 18 straight games, the first 17 of which were without Anthony Davis.
James could play in the first home game for the Lakers after the trip against Portland.
Just going to keep an eye on it.
In his 19th season, James is second in the league in points per game and fourth in minutes per game.
When James returns, will he be able to manage his workload in the same way that he did before his knee injury?
I think about it every day, and we always communicate with him and the medical team. The medical staff and trainer Mike Mancias have the final say on what to do with the knee. It is relying on the medical team more than a head-coaching thing.
The Lakers are ninth in the conference. Without James, they are 5-9 in games.
Davis missed one game with wrist issues. He had his wrist taped.
Russell Westbrook is expected to play with a sore right knee, while guard Kendrick Nunn is out with a right knee bone bruise, and guard Malik Monk is probable after missing one game with a sore groin.
Hawks guard Trae Young and forward De&Andre Hunter are questionable for the game, according to their coach.
The report was contributed to by the Associated Press.
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