The NBA Lakers defeated the Suns on the 17th, ending a recent wave of 4 consecutive defeats, but in the critical period when the team entered the playoff position competition, it was rumored that "James Emperor" James may be absent for another week.

The Lakers may give James (1st from right) an extra week off

According to the news of the well-known reporter Charania of "ESPN" on the 17th, James participated in practice for the first time today after suffering a groin injury, and the Lakers said that they would observe James's condition again, although the head coach Redick said that James should come back soon, but for the sake of insurance, James may be given another week of rest.

The Lakers are currently 41-25 and ranked 5th in the NBA West, but the West is currently in a big scuffle between the 2nd to 5th places, and the West 2 to West 4 are all 43-25 defeats, and the Lakers and the 4th Grizzlies are only 1 game difference, and the ranking may be reshuffled at any time.

In addition, the Lakers are only 2.5 games ahead of the Warriors and Timberwolves in 6th and 7th place, and in addition to fighting for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, they also need to avoid missing the play-offs.