The Los Angeles Lakers are bracing for the start of the season without LeBron James, who is sidelined with a sciatica issue on the right side of his body.
But Luka Doncic isn’t feeling extra pressure to carry the load in his absence.
I don’t view it that way, Doncic said after practice on Saturday.
I just want to play basketball. If I do less, if I do more, whatever it takes for me to get a win.
Doncic admitted that losing LeBron, even temporarily, changes a lot. But at the end of the day,
our mentality needs to be ‘next man up.’
We got a group of guys that have been practicing and hopefully LeBron can join us as soon as possible.Doncic added that
we are going to obviously need him.However,
our mentality has got to be ‘next man up.’
Author's summary: Luka Doncic is ready to adapt.