LeBron James returns for Lakers after 7-game injury absence
<!--> LeBron James is available to play for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night after a seven-game absence with a strained left groin.The top scorer in NBA history is expected to start against the Chicago Bulls in the finale of the Lakers' five-game homestand.-->James was injured late in the Lakers' loss at defending champion Boston on March 8. The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak that had propelled the Lakers into second place in the Western Conference, and they lost three more road games without James before rallying to win the first three games of their current homestand.ADVERTISEMENT <!-->The 40-year-old James left the Lakers during their trip to get treatment, but he participated in several workouts over the past week.James is averaging 25.0 points, 8.5 assists and 8.2 rebounds while playing in 58 of the Lakers' first 69 games […]