LeBron James (ankle) expected back Friday for Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (ankle) is expected to play in Friday's game against the San Antonio Spurs, per head coach Darvin Ham.
What It Means:
Ham said James will "in all likelihood" play in the second leg of the Lakers' back-to-back after sitting out Thursday's loss to the Golden State Warriors. Taurean Prince will likely return to the second unit if James if active, and there would be fewer opportunities for D'Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura.
numberFire's models project LeBron for 35.2 minutes and 47.7 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our NBA Heat Map, the Lakers' implied total (125.25) is third-best out of 20 active teams today.
Source:
Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times
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