LeBron James has been on a one-man mission to power the Los Angeles Lakers into NBA playoff contention for much of this season so far, but he and his team have received a huge boost ahead of the second half of the campaign.
Anthony Davis is stepping up his recovery from a foot injury that has ruled him out for the past month and the elite big man is set to be back on the floor before the All-Star break next month.
Davis was in superb form before going down injured in December, and although the Lakers were able to with five straight without him, they lost the next three before edging out the Houston Rockets – the worst team in the league – on Monday night, with the over-reliance on stars James and Russell Westbrook taking its toll.
