The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James is reportedly under the weather as the highly anticipated Thursday night clash with the Milwaukee Bucks approaches.
LeBron said it feels like LAL (24-4) have been on the road all year … and they basically have been since Nov. 21st (3 home games since then). He’s got a cold coming on
with one road game left – at 24-4 MIL on Thursday – before LAL are largely home from Dec. 22-Jan. 10.— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 18, 2019
James was clearly not at his best on Tuesday night versus the Indiana Pacers.
He didn’t shoot the ball particularly well, going 8-for-20 from the field, and he missed all six attempts from 3-point territory.
With a chance to give the Lakers the lead with only a few seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the 15-time All-Star missed the go-ahead 3-pointer with his team trailing 102-104. Indiana narrowly escaped with a 105-102 victory, snapping the Lakers’ 14-game road winning streak.
The Purple and Gold were missing the services of Kyle Kuzma and Anthony Davis, who are both dealing with ankle injuries.
Despite the team playing with a handicap, the Lakers managed to keep the game close throughout.
Their next game will be on Thursday against the Bucks, who are sporting the same 24-4 record as the Lakers.
