SAN FRANCISCO — It doesn’t appear as if the left ankle ailment that kept LeBron James sidelined for Thursday night’s road game against the Golden State Warriors should keep him out for an extended period.
Coach Darvin Ham said before the game that James is “day-to-day” with the left ankle peroneal tendinopathy that he received treatment for during the All-Star break, the second consecutive regular-season game James has missed with the injury dating to the Feb. 14 road win against the Utah Jazz.
James has missed three of the last eight games because of the ankle issue.
Ham said they’ll figure out James’ status for Friday’s home game against the San Antonio Spurs, the second night of a back-to-back set, on Friday morning.
“We got a bunch of guys that’s active that have been playing at a high level, went into the break playing at a high level,” Ham said. “And I expect that to continue, but just again, playing the right way, competing every possession, and then covering for one another and being connected.”
James had an excused absence for Wednesday morning’s practice in El Segundo and met the team in San Francisco on Thursday. During his media availability on Sunday after the All-Star Game, James mentioned that the ankle injury could keep him sidelined for Thursday.
James, who was named an All-Star for a record-breaking 20th time, only played in the first half of the Western Conference’s 211-186 loss to the Eastern Conference on Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
“I’m feeling OK,” James said. “I wasn’t going to put too much pressure on the game [Sunday] for me physically. I want to try to be as healthy as I can be physically. This last part of the season is very important for us. I got to make sure of that.”
Second-year guard Max Christie was back in the lineup after missing the previous three games before the break because of a sprained right ankle he suffered in a Feb. 8 home loss to the Denver…
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