Balky Back Day 2 For LBJ Another Practice Missed

Posted by Jeff Sack under Main

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown right now is in between a rock and a hard place. His team is battling right now to clinch the fourth seed in the NBA Eastern Conference Playoff chase. As of Tuesday morning they led the Washington Wizards who are in fifth place by two games with five to play.? Cleveland obviously wants to get home court advantage over the Wizards if the two teams remain in fourth and fifth, they would meet each other in the first round of the playoffs. Unfortunately for Coach Brown his franchise player LeBron James has a bad back that has caused him to miss back to back practices on Monday and Tuesday according the Associated Press. Brown told media members Tuesday that LBJ could miss the Cavaliers next game on Wednesday, even though they need the win. But the coach knows that James feeling well for the playoffs is? the ultimate priority. Brown told reporters “We want him healthy in the playoffs. Yes, we want the fourth seed, but to get the fourth seed and have an unhealthy LeBron throughout the playoff run wouldn’t do us any good. We’ve got to make sure that he’s healthy and he’s able to help us.”??

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