Report: Los Angeles Lakers Worried About LeBron’s Long-Term Health

LeBron James came to Los Angeles to play his best basketball. Unfortunately, his debut season with the Lakers was a complete failure. Many would agree that 2018 is his worst season so far. LeBron has already missed 20 games, and we all know what that means. The team is seriously concerned about his health and the rest of his career.

LeBron may score his fewest total points of his professional career. He played 1,905 minutes, and that trails his 2011-12 season.

It was more than clear that LeBron will begin wearing down at some point in his career. But, nobody thought that it would happen now. Nobody is immune to Father Time.

The Lakers are still trying to build a team around him, but ESPN’s Briand Windhorst says that this season was a big lesson for the front office and they will do a good thinking this summer.

“The scenario has left this question for the 34-year-old: Is this season an outlier, or will it be the new normal?”

“Is this season health-related, age-related or interest-level related? Bits of all three? Is this just like James’ relatively underwhelming first years in Miami and back in Cleveland, or his Michael Jordan in Washington years?”

“These are questions sometimes being asked within the Lakers organization, within James’ own support team and even by James himself.”

Maybe they should take an example from the Toronto Raptors. They rested Kawhi Leonard 15 times this year, and their strategy works. He missed five games due to injuries and will hit the playoffs in a perfect health.

The San Antonio Spurs did the same thing with Tim Duncan. The Golden State Warriors modify the strategy to their own needs. Did the Lakers do a mistake? Did they try really hard at the beginning? Let’s wait until next season. We’re looking forward to their new strategy.