Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James — other than a brief two-game return — has missed 26 games since suffering a high ankle sprain in March. Despite countless rumors that he may return to various games over the past week, head coach Frank Vogel maintained that they were going to be careful with their superstar.
Now, it’s possible that he returns on Saturday as the Lakers face the Indiana Pacers. With just two games left in the regular season, the hope was that James would have been able to return sooner. Now, the Lakers will have extremely limited time to play alongside one another before the playoffs begin.