jalengreen wrote:zimpy27 wrote:One thing I want to be clear about LeBron's injury that may not.be obvious to everyone here.
He played on it after the injury. Because he was able to play on it and play well it means that the injury isn't impairing his function.
The reason he is out right now is likely due to swelling and inflammation that they are trying to get down. That inflammation in the foot weakens al areas of the foot increasing the chance for further injury.
He could play right now but he'd have an increased risk of serious injury.
From that perspective, I think there's zero chance he's not playing in the play-in or playoffs if Lakers get there.
Unfortunately reminds me of 2021 where he comes back towards the end of the season but clearly isn't 100%
That was quite different. When LeBron was injured by Hill he didn't return that game. He could not play on it immediatley, that injury impacted function. He had to heal up and build up to function again, it took nearly a year to do that.
The current injury did not impact his function. He played on it after. The foot swelled up though with inflammation. They are waiting for inflammation to die down because inflammation will weaken the injured tendon and all other ligaments in the region. You also get compensation injuries with inflammation when other muscles and tendons/ligaments take on the load.
He could play today if he wanted but there would be a higher chance of serious injury to the same tendon or other areas of the lower body. So he's effectively on standby and this is strategic resting if you will.
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