Basketball Basketball LeBron James to sit out Lakers' game at Pistons Citing "load management," the team says James will sit the second leg of a road back-to-back. Marc Lancaster 16 March, 2019 07:34 IST LeBron James - (Getty Images) Marc Lancaster 16 March, 2019 07:34 IST After playing in 15 consecutive games, LeBron James will take a breather on Friday night. The Lakers said their star forward will not play against the Pistons due to "load management" with the groin injury that kept him out for a month earlier this season. The rest day comes a night after James played 31 minutes, 47 seconds in a loss at Toronto, the second of a five-game road trip. The Lakers have dramatically reduced James' minutes since he passed Michael Jordan for third on the all-time NBA scoring list March 6. Injury Update from Detroit: - LeBron James (load management, groin) is out.- Josh Hart (right knee tendinitis) is questionable.- Reggie Bullock (left foot contusion) and Lance Stephenson (left foot, second toe sprain) are probable.— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 15, 2019 After playing at least 37 minutes in nine of 10 games prior to that milestone, James has topped out at 33:24 since. James hasn't missed a game since Feb. 2, but Los Angeles has gone just 4-11 in that span and sits 11th in the Western Conference at 31-37. Sitting Friday would seem to indicate James will be available Saturday at the Knicks and Tuesday at the Bucks to wrap up the road trip. Read more stories on Basketball. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :
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