Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is expected to sit out the team’s next two games — on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers — to rest his injured ankle, ESPN reported Tuesday.
After missing 20 games because of the injury, James returned to play in the Lakers’ loss to Sacramento on Friday and their loss to Toronto on Sunday. He had 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists against the Kings; and added 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists against the Raptors.
He didn’t play the last 6 minutes, 42 seconds of the Raptors game, and then sat out Los Angeles’ win over Denver on Monday.
ESPN added that James could miss more games in order…
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