The Los Angeles Lakers’ position downward spiral in the Western Conference is worrisome. Ever since LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been sidelined, the team has been on a rollercoaster of wins and losses. Unfortunately, as one of their superstars makes his return, the Lakers continue their losing streak.
Anthony Davis returned against the Dallas Mavericks but played on a minutes restriction. They want to ease him back to the game, so as to not hamper his health long term. Although they still desperately need LeBron James to return. Even his former teammate Mario Chalmers is awaiting his return.
After an unfortunate incident, while playing against the Atlanta Hawks, LeBron injured his ankle. Since then, he has been out indefinitely, which has had its consequences. As the Lakers‘ standings in the West dropped to the fifth spot, concerns grew about them defending their title this year.
However, the good news is that LeBron James’ return could be anytime as soon as the following week, as per Adrian Wojnarowski. And as his come back inches closer, the question about how the Lakers status will be then is on everyone’s mind. But Mario Chalmers, a former teammate of LeBron, has other reasons for looking forward to his return.
Keeping eyes on the Lakers when LeBron James returns
On the ‘Posecast’ with James Posey, Mario Chalmers talked about why he is interested to see the Lakers play when LeBron returns. He said, “This much rest is bad for their opponent. That man is doing treatment 19 times a day in the pool. He’s just he just saving his body. That’s all he’s doing, resting his body.”
“I always say that Bron has one of the greatest basketball minds I’ve ever been around. Seeing things dissecting plays, knowing what teams about to run. I’ve never played with someone like that. All you doing is getting more time and you can’t do that. You got to keep going. Wear him down… This is gonna be scary. That’s why I said I’m interested to see how they come back.”
Just like Davis, the purple and gold will not rush him back into the game. He is their golden ticket to a second straight title and jeopardizing his health would like tearing that ticket into pieces. His return won’t be easy and he might take a while to get back into form as well. How do you think the Lakers will perform once they have Bron back in the lineup?
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