LeBron James opened up his 21st season by being limited to 29 minutes in the Lakers' 119-107 loss to the Nuggets on Tuesday. Coach Darvin Ham said the tapered workload for the 38-year-old superstar is part of the team's plan moving forward.
Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.on Tuesday. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said the tapered workload for the 38-year-old superstar is part of the team's plan moving forward.
By the time the crowd was chanting"Who's your daddy?" to mock the Lakers in the final minute, James was already done for the night, pulled with L.A. trailing 115-103.James still led L.A. in scoring with 21 points on 10-for-16 shooting and was tied for the team high with eight rebounds. He added five assists and committed zero turnovers, and his plus-minus of plus-7 was the best of any of the Lakers starters.
"Besides the fact that we didn't win," James said,"I think for me, my performance and what I did individually in the time that I was out there, I think I was productive. I think so. I mean, I was a plus-7 for the game. No turnovers. I like the no turnovers more than anything." Ham said that James' longtime athletic trainer, Mike Mancias, was consulted in the decision. James said he was"not surprised or upset" with how his minutes were managed against the Nuggets.
James' adjusted role will make it even more imperative for L.A. to get productive play out of the 30-year-old big man
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