LeBron James Gets the 'Injury Management' Treatment Ahead of Hornets Matchup
Underdog NBA reported: 'LeBron James (injury management) listed out Saturday.'
is officially sitting out Saturday's game for "injury management," which is the modern NBA's polite way of saying a 41-year-old man simply needs a night off to ice his entire body.
Underdog NBA relayed the official designation, meaning anyone holding a LeBron points prop for the weekend needs to pivot immediately. The are traveling to play the Charlotte Hornets, a matchup that frankly should not require the services of a four-decade-old basketball billionaire to secure a win.
To his credit, LeBron has looked surprisingly spry in a Sixers uniform this season. Through five games, he is putting up 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per night. That is a highly respectable stat line for a guy whose career injury log reads like a CVS receipt of foot, ankle, and groin ailments dating back to the Obama administration.
can easily afford to give him a breather right now. The Sixers are rolling at 5-1, tied for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. With torching nets for 28.2 points a game and pulling down 9.4 rebounds, the team has the luxury of putting their oldest star in bubble wrap against lesser opponents.
The Sixers tip off against Charlotte at 6:00 PM ET without their veteran forward. Expect LeBron to be back in the starting lineup, fully rested and ready to go, when hosts the Chicago on Monday night.