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Despite having two days off, the Los Angeles Lakers are a bit banged up heading into their showdown against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center on Saturday.
LeBron James will be listed as questionable with knee soreness/effusion (swelling). He has played three straight games since returning from a five-game absence. He said his knee was a “total wreck” initially, but it “didn't affect him” on Wednesday in Portland.
Russell Westbrook — who was held out for Wednesday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, his first missed game of the season — is also listed as questionable with lower back tightness. Frank Vogel said Westbrook was “moving well” in practice on Friday, shortly before Westbrook spoke to reporters and provided an updated on his condition — which he implicitly blamed Vogel for causing.
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“I’m alright. I’ll see how I feel in the morning, making sure that I’m ready to go. Just day-by-day at the moment, just making sure that everything is moving the way I need to move. Making sure I’m moving the way I need to do in order to be able to play tomorrow night.”
“It comes and goes,” Russ added when asked when his back pain began. “It was honestly, a lot in Milwaukee and I’m not accustomed to sitting down for long stretches, and like getting up and like moving quickly. Caused (it) to kind of like stiff up a little bit. And then kind of moving into the next night, woke up, same thing…So, I want to make sure that I can stay healthy and be the best for my teammates when I’m on the floor.”
