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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers News: LeBron James, Lonzo Ball ‘Likely’ To Play Together For First Time In Las Vegas Preseason Game
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Lakers News: LeBron James, Lonzo Ball ‘Likely’ To Play Together For First Time In Las Vegas Preseason Game

Matthew Moreno
Published: 10/07/2018
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The Los Angeles Lakers have yet to have their full complement of players during preseason, primarily because of the team’s cautious handling of Lonzo Ball, but also due to Rajon Rondo and LeBron James taking turns to sit out for rest.

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James’ turn came Saturday night against the Clippers, while Ball was held out from another contest. However, their returns could come at the same time. “He’s close,” Lakers head coach Luke Walton said of Ball taking the court.

“And again, it’s just us playing it safe right now. We have [Sunday] off, so it’s a nice two-day rest where he can just get treatment. Then we have two days of solid practice before the next game, so it just felt like the right thing to do. He’s getting real close, though.”

The Lakers will practice Monday and Tuesday before traveling to Las Vegas for a matchup with the Golden State Warriors. “Most likely Wednesday,” Walton guessed on when Ball and James would at last share the court together.

“That’s one of the things I still need to see that we haven’t had. What the lineups look like when both of those guys are playing. I’m excited and hopeful. But again, we’re going to take it day-by-day. If there are any setbacks or whatnot, we won’t rush it. But I would expect Wednesday to happen.”

If not Wednesday, the Lakers would only have one remaining preseason game for Ball to use in an attempt to shake off any rust. Ball has been out of live-game action for five months while recovering from offseason knee surgery.

Although Ball has been limited to practices and scrimmages, he’s said to be fully healthy and has impressed the likes of Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, among others.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers games, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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