LeBron James

Los Angeles said last week James had begun on-court activities but did not give a timeline for his return to game action.

[Anthony Davis](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/anthony-davis-YhDofdcmUKoYKV18/), [Jarred Vanderbilt](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/jarred-vanderbilt-PmTxzdRpyfGBRjkU/), [Austin Reaves](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/austin-reaves-tXhYjgbjhuu4Ro1r/) and [D’Angelo Russell](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/dangelo-russell-T78UXpDn5eShWlwg/) (who is out Sunday and will be replaced by [Dennis Schroder](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/dennis-schroder-Prd7BnWIcVC7T4mJ/)). They have eight contests left in the regular season. James will likely be on a minutes restriction given the sudden change in his availability over the last 24 hours. [The first time came in 2007](https://www.si.com/nba/cavaliers/nba/cavaliers/news/nba-features-nba-rumors-lebron-jasmes-cleveland-cavaliers), when James asked then- [Cleveland](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/cavaliers/)coach Mike Brown to come in as a reserve as a way to deflect negative attention off former teammate Anderson Varejão. James’ upgrade from doubtful to questionable was a significant development that indicated he had a legitimate chance to play Sunday. Here’s what you need to know:

LeBron James scored 19 points off the bench in his return from a monthlong injury absence, but Zach LaVine scored 32 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a.

Patrick Beverley had 10 points and five assists in his first game against the Lakers since they traded him last month. The Lakers still were without D’Angelo Russell, who missed his second straight game with a right hip injury. And for only the second time in his 20-year, 1,958-game NBA career, James wasn't a starter. Los Angeles briefly got the lead down to single digits down the stretch, but got no closer. James sat out 13 games with right foot soreness, missing four weeks during the Lakers' run at a playoff berth. DeMar DeRozan added 17 points for the Bulls, who easily overcame James' return with an impressive performance in their seventh win in nine games.

LeBron James was the leading scorer off the bench in his return for the Los Angeles Lakers in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.

They travel east for a rematch against the Bulls on Wednesday. 26 against the Dallas Mavericks due to a lingering injury to his right foot tendon. James entered the game with 6:32 left in the first quarter. This is only the second time in James' 20-year career he's come off the bench. LeBron James was the Los Angeles Lakers' leading scorer with 19 points off the bench in their 118-108 home loss to the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. On Saturday, his injury status was upgraded from out to doubtful.

LeBron James is back, and it couldn't come at a better time for the Lakers. James will play against the Bulls after missing 13 games with a foot injury.

The trip finishes with a de facto home game against the Clippers. After Sunday, the Lakers will begin a five-game road trip with a rematch against the Bulls in Chicago on Wednesday before facing the Timberwolves, Rockets and Jazz. James will be active for the Lakers’ game against the Bulls on Sunday afternoon after missing the previous 13 games with a foot injury.

LeBron James returned to the Lakers on Sunday after missing the past 13 games with a tendon injury in his right foot.

8 in the Western Conference standings. True to form, James still did his customary chalk toss at the scorer's table before entering the game. James has been dealing with a tendon injury in his right foot.

LeBron James has been sidelined for 13 straight games since suffering a tendon injury in his right foot on Feb. 26. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James ...

James also missed five games earlier this season with a strained left adductor, and he has had injury absences in every full season of his time with the Lakers. While James returned, D’Angelo Russell was ruled out for a second straight game due to a right hip injury. [standings](https://www.nba.com/standings), but just two games behind the No.

James came off the bench for just the second time in his lengthy NBA career on Sunday.

[Anthony Davis](/nba/players/1992786/anthony-davis/) has kept the team afloat without James. [Austin Reaves](/nba/players/2268681/austin-reaves/) has emerged as a key starter and ball-handler with James out, but ultimately, this team's postseason dreams rely on having two superstars. They went 8-5 since James went down, and after spending most of the season in the No. The Lakers trailed by as many as 27 points in the game, but James played through the injury to help the Lakers complete the comeback. [LeBron James](/nba/players/400553/lebron-james/) made his return from a right foot injury on Sunday against the Bulls. However, James was not part of the Lakers starting lineup.

LeBron James has been upgraded to questionable for Sunday's game.

LeBron James y Kevin Durant son dos de los jugadores más determinantes de la actualidad en la NBA, enfrentarlos es un verdadero reto.

De la forma en que puedes jugar una gran defensa, él puede disparar por encima de ti. “Cuando jugaba, temía marcar a Kevin Durant más de lo que temía marcar a LeBron James solo por su capacidad para anotar en ISO, la forma en que puede romperte. Por su parte el ahora jugador de los Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant, ha demostrado tener mucha destreza en la duela y gran perspicacia para penetrar la pintura y encestar.

He's back. And though not at 100 percent, LeBron James' return signals a last gasp chance for the Lakers to reach their full potential.

This much is for sure: Getting James back on the floor with eight games left was positive news for the Lakers. She previously covered the league for Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Times, the Bay Area News Group and the San Antonio Express-News. "I mean, obviously, it sucks not being able to play," James said. "It gives us the time to work out the kinks that we will have when there’s not so much time," said Davis, who had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists. When the time comes, he'll get an MRI and meet with doctors again. James said he's not sure if he'll need surgery after the season. The injury James suffered on Feb. ... Well, I don’t really want to say changed my mindset, it just enhanced what I was trying to do as far as my workouts, as far as my treatment and everything." But James was intent on returning sooner. He missed shots he'd typically make with ease. [Anthony Davis](https://www.foxsports.com/nba/anthony-davis-player) started playing MVP-caliber basketball again. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.foxsports.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers-team) went 8-5 without him.

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James, who missed the past 13 games with right foot soreness, returned to the team on Sunday and scored 19 points.

10 – the day after the trade deadline – they were 25-31 and in 13th place in the West. Because of his right foot injury, he hasn’t played many games with his new teammates acquired at the trade deadline. The Lakers have the fifth-easiest remaining schedule with four of their remaining seven games against teams under .500. If the Lakers finish 7-10, they will be in the play-in game format. He averages 29.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 6.9 assists and shoots 50.1% from the field. They are 10-5 since the All-Star break, and 12-6 since the trade deadline when they acquired Rui Hachimura, D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. 1 defense since the trade deadline, allowing 109.8 points per 100 possessions. Minnesota is a game ahead of the Lakers, and the Timberwolves play Golden State later Sunday. The Clippers and Pelicans were off Sunday. James told reporters after the game that two doctors recommended he have season-ending surgery for a tendon injury. The previous time: It was a missed opportunity for the Lakers at home to improve their playoff chances.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 19 points off the bench in his return from a monthlong injury absence, but Zach LaVine had 32 to lead the Chicago ...

Shaedon Sharpe led the Trail Blazers with a career-high 29 points, and Nassir Little scored a season-best 28 off the bench. The loss was Portland’s eighth in 10 games. Franz Wagner added 19 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando. 4 spot in the Eastern Conference — and home-court advantage in the first round. DeMar DeRozan added 17 points for the Bulls, who easily overcame James’ return with an impressive performance in their seventh win in nine games. The Kings will try to end the longest playoff drought in NBA history Monday night at home against Minnesota. Memphis is second in the Western Conference despite a 15-22 road record. Wendell Carter had 18 points and six rebounds, and Jalen Suggs returned from an injury with 16 points to help the Magic win their third straight. Morant received a big cheer from the Atlanta sellout crowd during pregame introductions. Washington was also without guard Monte Morris (left groin). The Warriors had their nine-game home winning streak snapped and missed a chance to boost their playoff positioning. The Cavaliers are closing in on locking up the No.

James had 19 points against the Bulls, shooting 6-for-11 from the field, with eight rebounds and three assists. He also had five turnovers, and L.A. had 18 as a ...

"There will be times and opportunities to make sure we're all on the same pace re-implementing him back into the lineup," Ham said. "To hell with the play-in; we actually can be a top-eight seed," James said. ... I don't really want to say changed my mindset; it just enhanced what I was trying to do as far as my workouts, as far as my treatment and everything." "He's going to be all right. We're going to be all right. "Obviously, the rhythm is the most important," James said. rediscover a rhythm before the postseason. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the loss to Chicago dropped L.A. 9 in the Western Conference standings, but only two games behind the No. But I was out for four weeks, so between that and the wind, just trying to get those things back leading to the final stretch of the season." to No. [LeBron James](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) consulted with a doctor he referred to as "the LeBron James of feet" -- preferring not to disclose the medical professional's name -- that the [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) star was assured he'd be able to return this season from a torn tendon in his right foot.

LeBron James drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams. Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters. CNN —.

Beverley made a gesture which has commonly associated with players calling opponents “too small” and slapped the floor in celebration. I was just ecstatic, from me being in a boot to me getting out of the boot, you guys saw me on the sideline, just so happy about what the guys are doing.” It just enhanced what I was trying to do as far as my workouts, as far as my treatment and everything. “Obviously, it’s good to see some old teammates, old coaching staff.” “Well, I don’t even want to say (it) changed my mindset. LeBron James said he visited the “LeBron James of feet” to evaluate his injury – and now he’s back on the

LeBron James drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams. Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters. CNN ...

Beverley made a gesture which has commonly associated with players calling opponents “too small” and slapped the floor in celebration. I was just ecstatic, from me being in a boot to me getting out of the boot, you guys saw me on the sideline, just so happy about what the guys are doing.” It just enhanced what I was trying to do as far as my workouts, as far as my treatment and everything. “Obviously, it’s good to see some old teammates, old coaching staff.” “Well, I don’t even want to say (it) changed my mindset. LeBron James said he visited the “LeBron James of feet” to evaluate his injury – and now he’s back on the

James deemed himself "day to day" going forward after L.A. couldn't clip above the .500 mark in his first game in weeks.

With a couple of days to recover and prepare, the Lakers are optimistic about what James will look like with a game under his belt. James and Davis are special enough to give the Lakers at least a puncher’s chance in a playoff series without home-court advantage. “That definitely changed my mindset on me coming back and trying to be a part of this, obviously, so — well, I don’t really want to say changed my mindset, it just enhanced what I was trying to do as far as my workouts, as far as my treatment and everything. “Now we sitting at a chance to be able to — to hell with the Play-In — we actually can be a top-eight seed,” James said. And the guys put us in a position to be able to just go down the stretch and be able to put ourselves in a playoff position, so that was fun to see.” “Definitely very proud of the team,” James said. James deemed himself “day to day” moving forward, with his pain threshold on Monday morning being the most important factor in his continued recovery. … He trusts his doctors, and he trusts himself, and he was able to come back today. Today just happened to be the day.” 9 in the Western Conference and failed to get above .500 for the first time this season (and first time since Jan. James said he never had a target date or a number of games remaining that he wanted to return by; he just wanted to do so as quickly as he possibly could. “And the day after the workouts, when I woke up, stepped out down off the bed, I could possibly play today.

LeBron James returned from a foot tendon injury to help the Los Angeles Lakers make a final push for the play-ins; although one doctor suggested ...

The 38-year-old said he doesn't know whether he'll need surgery after the season, but he expects to have an MRI exam after he's done playing for the summer. "It definitely changed my mindset on me coming back and trying to be a part of this". "Well, I don't even want to say [it] changed my mindset. "They played such great basketball. LeBron James returned from a foot tendon injury to help the Los Angeles Lakers make a final push for the play-ins; although one doctor suggested "season-ending surgery", he decided to finish the season on the court after getting a a third opinion from an unnamed foot specialist Although one doctor suggested "season-ending surgery", the 38-year-old decided to finish the season on the court after getting a a third opinion from an unnamed foot specialist.

LeBron's Power Plays is an occasional series examining LeBron James' two decades in the NBA and how he has influenced both professional sports and the ...

“One of the most valuable things that could really scale up this work [even more], if it’s of interest to the foundation, is to figure out how to take the lessons from this investment and influence local and state policy,” said Gallagher. And it directly matters to the community that’s benefiting.” The city sold the two-acre site for a dollar to the East Akron Neighborhood Development Corp., which will own and operate the complex. The result was the purchase and renovation of the century-old apartment building. If I’m living in my car, if I have a car, and all the other different things that go on.” Since 2015, the I Promise Institute has maintained a presence on the third floor of Infocision Stadium at the University of Akron, where it provides speakers and workshops – as well as just a place to do homework – for students enrolled there, at Kent State University and for I Promise Too parents attending Stark State College in North Canton, Ohio. “We have to do some real digging and investigating as to why a lottery system is needed in the first place. But according to Gallagher of the Urban Institute, that comes with a caveat. You can have an excellent student and that student can really get the concept and then freak out when the test is in front of them.” If we’re going to look at public education — the resources and needs — that model may need to be altered in a way that really measures a kid’s success as opposed to passing a test and you’re good. “When I think about the different models across the United States, what this looks like is that they started out with a plan to educate children. Income, housing, trauma and developing really thoughtful strategies to address them using the school as the foundation for that work,” said

LeBron James wore a black-and-white Aimé Leon Dore jacket to a Lakers game and you can buy it now on StockX.

James paired the jacket with a black t-shirt, black jeans, two silver chains, a black-and-white cap, dark shades, and black-and-white Air Jordan high-tops, currently available on Jamie Foxx showed the color-blocked look some love, commenting “clean” on the series of eight photos posted by James, captioned: “H.I.M. But the NBA superstar gave us one more certified look before returning to his Lakers uniform: a black-and-white [Aimé Leon Dore jacket](https://go.skimresources.com?id=87443X1569519&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstockx.com%2Faime-leon-dore-leather-cafe-racer-jacket-black-white%3Fcountry%3DUS%26currencyCode%3DUSD%26size%3DL%26g_acctid%3D709-098-4271%26g_adgroupid%3D50672858877%26g_adid%3D244607812472%26g_adtype%3Dpla%26g_campaign%3DOD%2B-%2BSegment%2B-%2BStreetwear%2B-%2B%2528US%2529%26g_campaignid%3D1033952787%26g_ifcreative%3D%26g_ifproduct%3Dproduct%26g_keyword%3D%26g_keywordid%3Dpla-302953711560%26g_merchantid%3D111829866%26g_network%3Dg%26g_partition%3D302953711560%26g_productchannel%3Donline%26g_productid%3D478acecf-27a4-4311-a3c4-87e481f78355%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds%26utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3DOD-Segment-Streetwear-%2528US%2529%26utm_campaignid%3D1033952787%26content%3D244607812472%26keyword%3D%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjw_YShBhAiEiwAMomsEDLCvwN4bovWvjNHXFdvsBuFjUm00_v22pNqU2bdRb7rUGpfXolpBBoCq3wQAvD_BwE&sref=https%3A%2F%2Frobbreport.com%2Flifestyle%2Fnews%2Flebron-james-aime-leon-dore-jacket-1234823507%2F) so excellent he even showed it off himself on Instagram. The jacket originally sold on the Aimé Leon Dore website for $995. There was one other loss we’re mourning now too: with James back on the court, we won’t be seeing as much of his stylish courtside outfits. [back in the game](https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/sports-leisure/lebron-james-first-active-nba-player-billionaire-1234688191/) after exactly a month of sitting out the action due to a right foot tendon injury.

Editor's note: This is the Monday, March 27, 2023, edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter from reporter Kyle Goon. To receive the newsletter in your ...

There’s a human being in there, one who is still subject to the ravages of age, but he does everything in his power to push past those limits and keep the show going. Even before that, [when he scored a season-high 47 points on his 38th birthday](https://www.ocregister.com/2022/12/30/lebron-james-scores-season-high-47-on-38th-birthday-as-lakers-top-hawks/), he astounded and shook the dust off a team that was headed to oblivion – the start of a five-game win streak. As defiant of time as he might be, James has a sense that his window to contend for championships is closing – maybe most accurately, how time is limited for him to be the best player on a championship team – and it draws him to impulsive choices, But what we can find in those contradictions, I think, is that part of the human spirit that feels the drag of time and lashes back. If the Lakers ever were to trade him (as many fans tweet over and over), they’d be hard-pressed to ever find someone with as much two-way value in return. His support of the trade for Russell Westbrook can be seen, in one sense, as him trying to jumpstart a new super team, and it failing miserably. This workout was on the cusp of the NBA Restart, and truly no one knew how the first-place Lakers were going to play – not to mention if the entire bubble might collapse in a week. He suggests that he’s still young at heart, perhaps the reason why he still gets a kick out of playing basketball against teenagers who played against his oldest son, or who have fathers who guarded him two decades ago. I don’t talk to you guys in the offseason, and by the time next season starts, I’ll be fine, I’ll be ready to go.” But his willingness to trumpet the achievement in superlative terms is, well, very LeBron of him. Writers look for poignant scenes and moments, and to me at the time, this was one of those. To receive the newsletter in your inbox,