Lakers’ LeBron James ruled out vs. Spurs with a number of accidents

SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James did not play in Wednesday evening’s 107-91 loss to the San Antonio Spurs with the Los Angeles Lakers citing a number of accidents for the 41-year-old star.

James was downgraded to out about an hour and a half before tipoff because of left foot joint arthritis and proper sciatica. Forward Jarred Vanderbilt will begin in James’ place.

James sat out the first 14 video games of the season because of the sciatica that impacts his decrease back and down his proper leg. He has yet to play in both legs of back-to-back video games on the Lakers’ schedule since making his return.

The 23-year veteran performed 33 minutes in a 111-103 highway victory against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. He had 30 factors, 8 rebounds and 8 assists as the Lakers won their third straight sport.

After the win, James informed reporters that his standing for back-to-backs for the relaxation of the season won’t be decided until he sees how his physique responds to the first sport.

“Every back-to-back, for the rest of the season, is TBD,” James said. “I am 41. I got the most minutes in NBA history. Bank [that answer] right now.”

Lakers coach JJ Redick defined the choice to sit James before the Spurs sport.

“A lot of it is based on his injuries and just the management of those,” Redick said. “His foot typically after a game is sore. So that’s the primary thing. I talked to him today in the meal room. We were hoping that he gets to the point where he can play in back-to-backs with his body. But this stretch and this month, it’s going to be tough to say that.

“We hope he’s accessible, but a lot of it is how he wakes up the next morning.”

In other damage information, Lakers reserve guard Gabe Vincent returned from a nine-game absence because of a decrease back damage to play against San Antonio. Redick said Vincent would be restricted to taking part in around 18 minutes in his first sport motion in weeks.