The Los Angeles Lakers are bracing for the start of the season without LeBron James, who is sidelined with a sciatica issue.
Luka Doncic isn’t feeling extra pressure to carry the load in LeBron's absence.
I don’t view it that way. 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 changes a lot, but the team's mentality needs to be ‘next man up.’
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.
Author's summary: Luka Doncic focuses on team effort.