LeBron James injury update: Half happy, half sad for Los Angeles Lakers fans

After a series of two matches, one win, one loss of the Los Angeles Lakers recently, fans of the yellow and purple shirt team have just been updated about LeBron James's injury condition before entering the last 4 weeks of the Regular Season.

There is good news and bad news regarding the "king", who has been sidelined with an ankle-foot injury for the past two weeks.

According to reputable journalist Shams Charania, the good news is that LeBron felt completely free of ankle pain after about 10 days of continuous dull pain.

In the last game of the Lakers, James took a free throw and performed some basic exercises. The bad news is that LeBron James still suffers from exercise discomfort even though the current level is still relatively low, only stopping at simple shots.

Reporter Shams added that the Lakers have not yet been able to set an exact return date for James, and the 39-year-old star is still "a long way" when it comes to the time of his return.

Another worrying news is that when LeBron James is given the green light to play again, he will need a short period of time to practice recovery, regain fitness and be ready to play.

The Lakers medical team will reassess James' injury within 10 days. Plus 5-7 days of physical recovery, so the time of the return of the Los Angeles superstar will be relatively far away.

While LeBron James was taking a break from playing and training to recuperate, the Los Angeles Lakers were in relatively fluctuating form. Since the All-Star break, the Crypto.com Arena team has won 6 and lost 5 out of a total of 11 games without LeBron James.

There was a time when this team played extremely well with the brilliance of many individuals at the same time, but there was also a weak match for the Lakers, as evidenced by the defeat against the Houston Rockets 1 day ago.

The positive thing is that the direct competitors to the Lakers are also struggling, helping the yellow and purple shirt team to remain in the play-in group and be able to climb to the top 6 to secure the Playoffs.

Everyone wants the team to have a better record to ensure its ability to reach the Playoffs, but the Los Angeles Lakers will not risk bringing LeBron James back early just to improve the rankings.

If risking LeBron and unfortunately causing him to re-injury, all hopes for this season for the Lakers will be over. And although not in stable form, the management still believes that the LA team can "survive" through the absence of LeBron, will set foot in the postseason.

In the most perfect scenario, LeBron James will recover well and play in the last 1-2 weeks of the Regular Season. At that time, he had just played to help the Los Angeles Lakers sprint, and had time to "run the momentum" to regain the feeling before entering the big battle in the Playoffs.