James considered surgery after getting the sobering diagnosis, but his teammates’ outstanding play down the stretch and his own inner determination contributed to his decision to keep playing. The Lakers had one of their roughest performances in a month against the Bulls, falling behind by a huge early margin and never closing the gap. I was just ecstatic, from me being in a boot to me getting out of the boot, you guys saw me on the sideline, just so happy about what the guys are doing.” It just enhanced what I was trying to do as far as my workouts, as far as my treatment and everything. Well, I don’t even want to say (it) changed my mindset. “It definitely changed my mindset on me coming back and trying to be a part of this. “They go 8-5 and obviously had a chance to - the hell with the Play-In, we actually can be a top-eight seed,” James said. Los Angeles went 8-5 while James was out despite adding five new rotation players around the trade deadline, finally developing some chemistry during their push. He said he was inspired by his teammates while he put in 12-hour workdays between rehab and training to get back in action. 26 due to a right foot tendon injury, but he resumed on-court activity on Thursday in hopes of getting back in the lineup for the final two weeks of the 2022-23 season. “I went to the LeBron James of feet, and he told me I should (delay possible surgery),” James said, declining to name the doctor. James said his doctors told him that he was “healing faster than anybody they’ve seen before with the injury.” Additionally, another factor contributed to his decision: James got a third opinion from an unnamed foot specialist. James had played in a game as a reserve just once previously in his 20-year NBA career, doing it with Cleveland on Dec. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James came off the bench in the Lakers’ 118-108 home loss to Chicago on Sunday, finishing with 19 points and eight rebounds in finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes. I know.' Mike knew Delonte was right.LeBron James has been sidelined for 13 straight games since suffering a tendon injury in his right foot on Feb. Everyone has to be accountable for what they do, not just some of us. You can't be pussyfooting around like that. You've got to hustle a little more.' So Delonte West is sitting there and he's seen enough and he stands up and says, 'Hold up, now. He went to the next clip and it was Mo Williams not getting back and Mike was saying, 'Yo, Mo, we can't have that. "I remember one day in a film session," Shaq writes, "LeBron didn't get back on defense after a missed shot. It's not surprising, but it is kinda cool that Delonte West of all people stood up and demanded that his stepson Bron-Bron be held accountable for his actions on the court. Specifically, he uses his book to point out that King James was literally treated like a king by the Cavs, who didn't want to ruffle his feathers and see him skip town when he became a free agent in 2010 (so much for that!). Outside of ripping Kobe Bryant a new one in his memoir, the Big Cactus also takes LeBron James to task for the special treatment that he got from Cavaliers former head coach Mike Brown as well as others in the Cleveland organization during Shaq's time there. Another day, another set of excerpts from Shaq's new book, Shaq Uncut: My Story.
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