LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles star LeBron James was set to return from the longest injury absence of his NBA career on Friday when the Lakers hosted the Sacramento Kings.
James, sidelined since suffering a high ankle sprain on March 20, was designated as available for the game less than two hours before tip-off at Staples Center.
Lakers coach Frank Vogel offered few details of James’s recent rehab progress, but was confident his superstar was ready.
“I’m not going to disclose the detailed nature of his work other than that he’s been going really hard,” Vogel said.
The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player gave his right ankle a final test in pre-game warm-ups.
Vogel said Le…
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