It only took until the season game of the 2023-24 NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James throw the minutes restrictions out the window.
Four-time NBA champion LeBron James played a total of 29 minutes in Tuesday's season opener. After the game, second-year Lakers coach Darvin Ham suggested that James' workload on was indicative of the team's plan going forward.
Ham ultimately decided to rely on James, and the choice paid off. James played every single minute of the fourth quarter and delivered a clutch performance to help lift the Lakers to a 100-95 victory over the Phoenix Suns. He asked me if I could go the quarter, and I looked at the time and the score and what was going on in the game, and it was an easy answer for myself,' James said after finishing with 21 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds in 35 minutes. 'I know how much work I've put in to be able to play quarters or whatever the case may be. And I understand that we definitely have a system put in place, but tonight called for me to go outside the box.
James was sidelined with a foot injury for 27 games during the 2022-23 NBA season, but he averaged 35.5 minutes per game over his 55 appearances. He played in 56 games during the 2021-22 campaign. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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