Danny Green says LeBron, Lakers’ veterans might sit first month if NBA starts in December

As the NBA and its team owners rally around a possible Dec. 22 start date for the 2020-21 season, some of the Lakers who went the distance in the bubble have ideas of their own. Danny Green openly suggested that some players, including LeBron James, might resort to load management in the early part of the season should the NBA start in December. Appearing on “The Ringer NBA Show” podcast, Green speculated that many of the Lakers veterans would likely not be in favor of the early start and it might mean James, who turns 36 in December, would play sparingly to start the season. “To have that quick of a restart, I wouldn’t expect to see him there,” he said. “I wouldn’t expect to see him the...