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LeBron James opts for more rest, will give miss Los Angeles Lakers' game vs. New York Knicks, sources say

LeBron James will give his injured right ankle one more day of rest Tuesday, when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the New York Knicks. James is targeting a return on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin.

Frank Vogel said James was a full participant in practice om Monday, and though it seemed like James was trending toward a return vs. New Yok, the Lakers coach but did not officially reveal his status during that availability.

"We did some drill work. We did some contrived scrimmages and we did a short, full scrimmage," Vogel said when asked what Monday's practice entailed.