Lakers hoping mind matters in solving FT woes

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t attached a timeline to when LeBron James will return from right foot injury. However, speaking ahead of Sunday’s game, Darvin Ham gave the most positive update yet on where James is at.

“We anticipate him coming back at some point (this season),” Ham said.

James himself recently posted a positive update to social media. He tagged a picture of his feet with a caption that read “recharging” with a photo of a battery at nearly full charge.

James has been out since injury his right foot on February 26 in a win over the Dallas Mavericks. Los Angeles has gone 5-5 without James in the lineup over the last three weeks. The Lakers enter Sunday’s contest a half-game out of the 10 seed, which is the final spot in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament.

Troy Brown Jr. will work out this week with the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors have two partial non-guarantee contracts available and will also work out Davis Bertans.

Brown, who is represented by Calvin Andrews and Rich Paul, appeared in 59 games last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons. Brown averaged 4.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.0 minutes.

Brown was the 15th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of Oregon by the Washington Wizards.