The Lakers were on fire before Saturday’s Celtics encounter, having won eight straight games heading into that night. But their momentum took a massive halt at TD Garden as they got blown out by ten points and their winning streak got snapped. An even bigger concern was that LeBron James suffered an unfortunate groin injury that has now sidelined him for at least one to two weeks. Obviously, this increases pressure on Luka Doncic to carry the team until LBJ returns. But the Slovenian Sensation seems to be prioritizing LeBron’s health over everything.
Turns out, Luka and LeBron had a private conversation following Saturday’s setback, the details of which were revealed by veteran insider Dave McMenamin, “I spoke to a source close to Luka Doncic and he’s echoing the same message that LeBron did to him when he was traded Dallas to LA and he was out with a calf injury. LeBron’s messaging to Luka was ‘Take your time. Get healthy. We want you to be you when you are ready to be you.’ Luka is sending the same message back to LeBron.”
Yes, Doncic does not want to rush LBJ’s return and make sure that he is fully recovered upon comeback so that he can be the best version of himself. Of course, James has been the Lakers’ best player this season, averaging 25 points and over eight assists. And rushing his return only increases the risk of reaggravating his injury.
In his absence, Luka has his outlook clear for the upcoming games, “Luka’s not looking at it like ‘I need to be the guy to take care of everything through this.’ He feels like everybody will be involved in picking up the pieces while LeBron is out.” Yes, the Slovenian star wants the entire squad to share the load and play the great team basketball they have been playing since Luka’s arrival, that has got them to the second seed.
(Developing Story)
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