LeBron James gets real on leading role with Lakers without Luka Doncic
The Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the NBA Western Conference semifinals on Friday. They defeated the Houston Rockets in six games despite playing without Luka Doncic. The Slovenian star continues to recover from a Grade 2 hamstring strain suffered on April 2.
LeBron James has stepped up in his absence. The four-time MVP averaged 23. 2 points, 7.
2 rebounds, 8. 3 assists and 1. 3 steals in 38.
7 minutes. Despite being 41 years old, he proved that he can still be his team’s No. 1 option.
MORE: Rare LeBron James card found at Target store A new episode of the “Mind the Game” podcast was released on Tuesday. James’ co-host, Steve Nash, asked him about his thoughts on carrying the load with Doncic sidelined. “It’s definitely not the situation that I would want to be under the circumstances, obviously,” James said.