Lakers news: James is moving, Reddick s coaching position is stable, Xiaoli s reason for his downturn is exposed

Jack James is moving

Today, according to Lakers' team reporter Dave McMenamin, Lakers star LeBron James found that he had a second-degree sprain in the medial collateral ligament of the left knee after a detailed examination. Although the surgery is not required, it also takes 3-5 weeks to recover. In the previous G5 where the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves, James collided with Timberwolves defender Divincenzo while fighting for rebounds. Then James fell to the ground in pain and took a long time to get treatment. With his strong will to win and burst of adrenaline, James endured the pain and finished the remaining 7 minutes and 23 seconds of the game.

McMenamin said that when James went out for dinner with his friend yesterday, his injured left knee obviously did not dare to exert force and kept limping. It is obvious that James was seriously injured this time. If the Lakers win G5, James is likely to choose to have a serious injury for the team's honor, and he will face the risk of suffering more serious injuries. In other words, it is not a bad thing for the Lakers to be eliminated, at least it allows James to recover from his injuries. As a 40-year-old veteran, James has dedicated all his life to the Lakers and even fought for injuries. Anyway, let us give this evergreen in basketball with enough applause and respect.

Redick has a stable coach position

The day before yesterday, when the Lakers were swept by the Timberwolves gentleman, there were many voices of Lakers coach Redick being dismissed from get out of class from the outside world. Today, according to Lakers' team reporter Jovan Buha, although the Lakers' first round of the playoffs was far from meeting management expectations, it would not shake Redick's coaching position at all. Lakers general manager Pelinka believes that Redick has excellent basketball IQ and has a rare diligence attitude and ability to control details among rookie coaches. The management is full of confidence in his future development and regards Redick as an important member of the team for a long time in the future. In the regular season, Reddick led the unpopular Lakers to 50 wins and 32 losses and the third place in the West was quite amazing. In the playoffs, although the Lakers were eliminated by the Timberwolves, Redick was still remarkable in terms of arrangement and on-the-spot response. It can only be said that the Lakers lost more because of "a clever man can't cook without rice". After all, the Lakers do not have a trustworthy inside player. Even pure forwards like Hachimura and Finney Smith can reach the No. 5 position, so how can they resist the Timberwolves' three highs? Overall, Redick's coaching performance in the rookie season is still good. I also hope that he can polish it well in the offseason and strive to help the Lakers to a higher level next season. The reason for the sluggishness of Xiaoli was exposed in the first round of the playoffs, the reason why the Lakers were swept by the Timberwolves gentleman was not only related to the Lakers' lack of reliable big players, but also has nothing to do with Reeves, one of the team's outside attack arrows, which is sluggish in performance. In the whole round of 5 games, Xiaoli scored more than 20 points in only one game, averaging 39.2 minutes per game to score 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists, with three shooting percentages of 41.1%, 31.9% and 85.7%, almost all data have declined significantly compared to the regular season. Especially in G5, Xiaoli scored only 12 points in 5 of 14 and 2 of 10 three-pointers, and made 6 mistakes, completely disappointing the support of his teammates and the high expectations of fans.

Today, according to Lakers' team reporter Trevor Lane, Reeves suffered a sprained left big toe at the beginning of the playoffs. The normal rest time for this injury is at least 2 weeks, but Reeves insisted on playing with injuries for the team. Lane said that it is said that Reeves basically does not walk during the non-match period, which proves how much the injury has affected him. Admittedly, competitive sports have to speak out for results, but being injured will indeed have an unpredictable impact on the athlete's condition. For a player like Xiaoli who is energetic and motivated, this time out will not defeat his self-confidence, but will only motivate him to become a better player.