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,

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

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.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on Thursday said that he is working "around the clock" to regain full fitness. James, who has not played since suffering a foot injury in late February, later addressed the reports on Twitter,