Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick had a short and blunt response to a question about LeBron James’ potential return amid the superstar’s mysterious disappearance.
Earlier this week, Redick said that LeBron James was being excused from the team for personal reasons. The soon-to-be 39-year-old, who’s also dealing with a foot injury, has missed the Lakers’ last two games.
Per Jovan Buha of The Athletic, Redick was asked if he had an update on when James would return before the Lakers’ Friday night road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
“No,” Redick said.
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Lakers coach JJ Redick on managing LeBron James' workload, and how it might shape the approach moving forward: "We have to be cognizant as we play more and more games just the accumulative effect of playing a lot of minutes." pic.twitter.com/bBn9Ur97tT
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The Lakers jumped off to a promising 10-4 start but have dropped eight of their 11 games, including four of their last five. Entering Saturday’s action, they’re tied with the San Antonio Spurs (13-12) for the final play-in berth in the Western Conference.
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LeBron James is averaging 35 minutes per contest amid concerns about his stamina with his 40th birthday approaching. The future Hall of Famer is averaging 23.0 points, 8.0 assists and 9.1 assists per game.
Lakers Need To Find More Help For LeBron James
The Lakers will always be in contention as long as James and Anthony Davis are playing at high levels, but they’re not exactly close to competing for a league championship. The lack of depth behind the big two has been problematic, and it’s hard to see the Lakers going on a deep run if they can’t find more scoring help for their stars.
