LeBron James says he will prioritize his health over the chase for the Lakers' playoff seeding down the stretch of the regular season.
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 Wednesday."If I'm not healthy, or close to being healthy, then it's not good for our ballclub anyway. It's not good for me."
L.A. extended its winning streak to a season-best five games and is currently No. 9 in the Western Conference standings with nine games remaining in the regular season.James has missed 10 games this season and L.A. has gone 6-4 in his absence, the first time a James team has posted a record above .500 record without him since thein 2012-13.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said the team would see how Davis' knee feels Thursday before determining his availability for Friday's game against theHachimura said it brought to mind his offensive breakout performance in the first round of the playoffs against Memphis last spring.
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