Is LeBron James playing tonight vs. Suns? Final status for Lakers star originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
After sitting out for the Los Angeles Lakers’ 133-121 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night, star forward LeBron James will be back in action when the Lakers host the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJames is not listed on the official injury report for the matchup with Phoenix, so he’ll be good to go.
LeBron James will play vs. Suns on Monday night
James was held out against New Orleans because it was the first night of a back-to-back and he’s still in the ramp-up process after missing the first few weeks of the season due to sciatica. It’s commonplace for NBA teams to rest players fresh off of an injury on the second leg of a back-to-back, and that’s exactly what the Lakers did with James.
It remains to be seen whether or not James, in the midst of his 23rd season in the league, will play in both nights of back-to-backs at all this season. His agent, Rich Paul, has already indicated that he doesn’t want to see it.
“Look, at 41 years of age, I hope he is not playing back-to-backs,” Paul said recently.
This story will be updated.
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