LeBron James had his first training on the field on Sunday Since the tension of the groin in the Lakers’ March 8 match with the Boston CelticsAccording to Shams Charania d’Espn. James missed the last three Los Angeles games in the middle of a sequence of four consecutive defeats.
The Lakers welcome the Suns on Sunday afternoon.
According to Charania, the Lakers will see how James react to the activity, but it will be missing at least another week while the team plays in complete safety.
Report for ABC NBA Countdown: LeBron James has his first field training today – with ESPN women – plus an update of the Lakers return calendar: pic.twitter.com/xteimrblnp
– Shams Charania (@shamscharania) March 16, 2025
In 58 games this season, James is on average 25 points, 8.2 rebounds and 8.5 assists while firing 52% of the soil (and 38% on 3 points). He had scored 25 or more points in eight of his last 10 games while the Lakers had won eight consecutive competitions before their March 8 defeat against Boston.
The Lakers were bitten by the injury bug recently, but Charania reports that Jaxson Hayes will return against the Suns, and Rui Hachimura, who missed the last eight games, could be back “in the week”.
The Lakers are 40-25 and occupy fifth place in the classification of the Western Conference.
