According to previous reports, the Los Angeles Lakers were going to put LeBron James on a minutes restriction and have him sit out most back-to-backs as the season comes to a close now that they (once again) find themselves outside of the playoff picture.
Following practice Friday afternoon, Luke Walton said the policy isn’t to reduce James’ minutes to a specific amount, and that there is no hard cap on how many he can play (via Lakers.com):
“(I’m going to) continue to monitor them and play him where I want.