James missed his 21st game because of the injured ankle Monday after he was forced out of the final minutes in Sunday’s loss to Toronto. After Sunday’s game, James said his ankle had responded well to pregame warmups in each of his two games back after missing a month, but at halftime he experienced stiffness and soreness in the joint. James appeared in two games before the ankle was too painful to continue. Question is, when will James be back to help the Lakers’ standing? “It doesn’t matter at the end of the day if I’m not 100% or close to 100%,” James said of the Lakers’ seeding.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 04, 2021 22:38 UTC