LeBron James may have felt “pretty good” in his return for the Lakers after the longest injury absence of his NBA career, but he admitted after the game that he felt the furthest thing from good during the 20 games he had to watch from the sidelines, unable to help his teammates.
“It was horrible, honestly, for me. I was more stressed than I’ve ever been,” James said. “Watching the games and not being able to play, and sitting on the bench and knowing that you can’t make much of a difference, it’s very stressful.