Fan favorite JaVale McGee will return to Oracle on Christmas night when his Lakers face the Warriors, but there’s a chance he won’t play in the nationally televised game.
McGee, who helped the Warriors win a pair of NBA titles the past two seasons, will receive his championship ring from former teammate Andre Iguodala in a pregame ceremony Tuesday night.
However, he’s missed the Lakers’ past four games after a bout with pneumonia that kept him hospitalized in Los Angeles for thee days last week while the team was on the road.
“The whole time (when he was sick), that’s all I was thinking about,” McGee said about receiving his ring on his first trip back to Oracle since signing with L.