""It is an injury he's had in the past," head coach JJ Redick said pregame. "It's something we've had to manage in the past. "Given the back-to-back and the fact that he's basically just coming off his training camp - this has been his training camp over the last 10 days or so - just being cautious.""
""We're going to build him up, hopefully, to be able to play in back-to-backs," he said. "That's the goal. "Every back-to-back is a case-by-case, that's just the reality of the NBA right now. But we want him to be able to play in back-to-backs, so does he. So we're going to work towards that.""
LeBron James sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' 133-121 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans for left foot injury management as the team monitors his workload. He recently returned from a sciatica issue that sidelined him earlier and has a history of left foot problems. Head coach JJ Redick said the decision was cautious given a back-to-back and a condensed recent training-camp-like schedule. Sunday's game was the first half of a back-to-back with the Phoenix Suns next. Agent Rich Paul prefers limiting back-to-backs to reduce strain in James' 23rd season. James has averaged 16.5 points, 8.3 assists and 5.0 rebounds in four appearances; the Lakers have won all four.
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