James missed his fourth straight game with what the Lakers have called a left adductor strain while Popovich was a late scratch with an unspecified illness.
LOS ANGELES — A slightly odd situation unfolded on Sunday night: San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich spent a good chunk of his pregame press availability speaking about a player who would not play. An hour and a half later, Popovich surprisingly did not coach.
James attended the game in street clothes. Though he’s now been out 11 days, including a span of four straight off days, coach Darvin Ham said the team is trying to be “as cautious as possible” with the injury – which is in the same area where James was injured in 2018 and missed significant time. “He’s staying in rhythm but again, what you do in a 1-on-0 workout or a 5-on-0 workout is a lot different than going in the game where you’re bumping bodies and change of speed, change of direction that’s not predictable and not as controlled as an individual workout,” he said. “So, again, there’s no need to be in a hurry with him. He’s going to definitely play a big bulk of games this season.”
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