Lebron James & Lakers Era Is OVER! | Warriors Biggest Issue | Kawhi Leonard RETURNING | Kyrie & Nets
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At 2-9, the Los Angeles Lakers have struggled mightily even with LeBron James on the floor this season. Now they have to face their first stretch without him. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Thursday that James has a strained left adductor and is doubtful to play against the Sacramento Kings on Friday.
Unlike the groin injury James suffered in 2018, "there wasn't anything torn" this time, Ham told reporters, per ESPN's Dave McMenamin. James will be listed as day-to-day on upcoming injury reports.
Los Angeles has a long stretch of off days coming up, so James could take more than a week off and only miss two games. After hosting the Kings, they will host the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, after which they will not play again until they host the Detroit Pistons next Friday.
Ham said that Russell Westbrook will continue to come off the bench if and when James is sidelined, via Kyle Goon of the Orange County Register.
Kawhi Leonard participated in a 5-on-5 workout on Friday for the first time since being sidelined with stiffness in his right knee last month.
LA Clippers coach Ty Lue said Leonard will miss his 10th consecutive game on Saturday when the Clippers face the Brooklyn Nets at Crypto.com Arena. While Lue is encouraged by Leonard's progression to 5-on-5 work, he added that Leonard still has "a ways to go."
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"He played 5-on 5 with some of our guys, some of the players and some of the coaches," Lue said of the 5-on-5, which was held separately before the team's practice on Friday. "The first time he was able to get on the floor and play 5-on-5 and he looked pretty good. Still have a ways to go, but that was the first sign of positivity of him getting on the floor, playing 5-on-5."
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