With James himself denying reports of an early return, the Lakers now face a critical stretch of games without their star and that’s not good.

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced an update on LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers have played their last 12 games without their best player LeBron James. With the four-time NBA Champion out of the lineup,

While the Lakers say James has been upgraded to on-court activity, the superstar cracks back on stories saying he is targeting the final week of the regular season.

Will Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James return in a wild Western Conference playoff race with nine teams separated by only three games?

Rip Hamilton joins Jaclyn DeAugustino to discuss the Lakers being optimistic that LeBron James can return in the regular season.