Lakers Prepare for LeBron James's Return from Sciatica

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00:00By the way, talking about players that get in shape and need you back on the court,

00:03let's go over some injury information.

00:04Webb and Yama down for a couple weeks here, it looks like, with a calf injury.

00:07Giannis Antetokounmpo last night goes down with a groin injury that Doc Rivers said not going to look good.

00:12Then you have John Moran out two weeks, and then we've got a video here, Coach.

00:15LeBron James talking about his sciatica right here.

00:18You ever had it?

00:19Never.

00:20Anybody ever had it?

00:20Some version of it.

00:21What did you know about before you?

00:22I've had it.

00:23I've had it.

00:24I had it two years ago.

00:25I had it two years ago.

00:27If you had it, then you know what the hell it's about.

00:28If you ain't never had it, people making jokes about it, I pray you never get it.

00:32It's not fun.

00:33Did you have it during the season two years ago?

00:36No, offseason.

00:37Offseason.

00:38A lot of superstars, Coach, around the NBA.

00:42Banged up here at this time of the year.

00:44Well, let's start with LeBron, because I've said it forever.

00:48You know what's undefeated?

00:49Father Ty.

00:50And it catches up with all of us.

00:52It's up for me.

00:53I got a little C6, C7 in my neck.

00:55It is driving me crazy.

00:57So, I understand that as you get up in age, it's going to be an issue.

01:00So, for the Lakers, it's about managing and getting LeBron to the finish line.

01:04They have to lean heavily on Luka Doncic and, obviously, Austin Reed.

01:08She's played like a, let's be honest, a top 10, top 15 player in the league.

01:12San Antonio guys are so intriguing to me, because they finally got De'Aaron Fox back.

01:17Well, once they got De'Aaron Fox, they lost Dylan Harper.

01:19Now they lose Victor Webb and Yama.

01:21But if you really peel back the courage and look at this team healthy, when they go, you

01:26can go with a three-guard lineup of De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, and Devin Vassell, and

01:31then you go front court with Harrison Barnes, Victor Webb and Yama, and then you bring Sohan

01:35off the bench.

01:36Then you bring Calvin Johnson off the bench.

01:39Then you bring Champagny off the bench.

01:41And then you bring Dylan Harper off the bench.

01:43That is a secretly deep team in San Antonio.

01:46A team that's going to make a run.

01:47And I think what's really of note, guys, is as we get down to this last three games

01:51of the NBA Cup, or last two games, I should say, before we get to that knockout round,

01:56look at the young teams, guys.

01:58Look at the young teams that have not won in the playoffs and see how they manage it.

02:03Can this be Indiana two years ago that took themselves to the finals and then spearheaded

02:08that run they had to the Eastern Conference Finals, NBA Finals?

02:11Look at a team like Orlando that's 2-0.

02:13Look at Toronto that's played really well as of late.

02:16And then in that West Group C, I think it's San Antonio, it's Portland, and there's another

02:22team that's all one and one that are all looking to make that jump.

02:25NBA Cup is good, especially for young teams that are trying to learn how to win.

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