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But the 38-year-old playmaker, who became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader earlier this month, has been nagged by ailments and couldn’t even escape Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game without an injury.
James, who also missed three games with a left foot injury before making a comeback last Wednesday, had just said before the game how important his health will be as he tries to lift the Lakers into the playoffs over the next two months.“The most important thing for me right now is to maintain my health and be available to my teammates after this break because we have to make a strong push if we want to do anything special,” James said.
“We’re sitting up here talking about the record and things of that nature, and that’s all cool, but I’m more passionate about trying to make the post-season and give ourselves a chance to compete for another .”James was the top overall NBA Draft pick by Cleveland in 2003. He was the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year and reached his first NBA All-Star Game in 2005 but the Cavaliers missed the playoffs both seasons—the only time so far James missed consecutive NBA playoffs.
“I hope I can figure out a way to just make sure that I’m available on the floor every single night for these 23 games to give us a chance,” James said.
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