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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers Injury Report: LeBron James And Kyle Kuzma Make Progress, But Uncertainty Remains Heading Into Clippers Game; Josh Hart Held Out Of Practice
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Lakers Injury Report: LeBron James And Kyle Kuzma Make Progress, But Uncertainty Remains Heading Into Clippers Game; Josh Hart Held Out Of Practice

Dan Duangdao
Published: 01/30/2019
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To begin a six-game road trip against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Lakers reportedly were hopeful about LeBron James returning to the starting lineup.

Considering all of the injuries over the past month, James’ return with the Lakers hovering around .500 and just two games behind the Clippers for the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference was perhaps their best-case scenario.

While James has continued to make progress by participating in longer scrimmages now, the 34-year-old remains listed as out against the Clippers. “It’s health-wise and getting to trust again,” Walton explained following Wednesday’s practice.

“He hasn’t played basketball in a long time. It’s one of those injuries he’s aware of, trainers are aware of, you don’t mess around with. When he and the training staff feel confident he can go full-go and not be at risk for re-injury, he’ll play.”

As for Kyle Kuzma who has missed the last two games with a hip strain, he expressed confidence after participating in the team’s entire practice.

“I’m moving pretty well. Today is the best I’ve felt the past two days I’ve been on the court,” Kuzma said.

When Kuzma suffered the injury the day before playing against the Houston Rockets, his initial mindset was to push through it, but that’s since changed.

“This time it was kind of a serious injury to where I was like, ‘Man, I don’t know if I can do it.’ Sometimes I’m hard-headed and want to play through things,” Kuzma explained.

“At the same time, you’ve got to think about what’s best for the team. You don’t want to be out there struggling, holding the team back, and individually worrying about having a long career and injuries that could linger and turn into something different.”

Along with Kuzma, Josh Hart is listed as questionable against the Clippers after he received treatment for knee tendinitis. Hart did not participate in any portion of Wednesday’s practice.

While Hart is trying to play through it, he has struggled, especially with his three-point shooting, and may need to take Kuzma’s approach to avoid further injury.

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ByDan Duangdao
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Dan Duangdao was the managing editor at Lakers Nation (2013-16, 2018-20). He is currently the founder at LA Sports Media, Lake Show, Raiders Nation, Rams Nation, Kings Nation, Galaxy Nation, and MMA Rumors. Born and raised in Southern California and a lifelong Los Angeles sports and mixed martial arts fan, his first NBA game was Kobe Bryant and the Lakers against the Golden State Warriors with Michael Jordan in attendance during the 1998-99 NBA season. He was previously a contributor at HOOPSWORLD (now Basketball Insiders) and an NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @DanDuangdao.
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