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LeBron James denied updates on his foot tendon injury: "There wasn't an evaluation today, and there hasn't been any target date for my return."

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ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic's Shams Charania reported about LeBron James' possible return before the final stretch of the regular season.

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According to NBA insiders, James has begun on-court activity and is hopeful for a return within the final 3-to-4 games of the regular season.

However, LeBron denied recent reports about his foot tendon injury.

"There wasn't an evaluation today and there hasn't been any target date for my return," he wrote on Twitter. 'I'm just working around the clock, every day (3X a day) to give myself to best chance of coming back full strength whenever that is. God bless y'all sources. I speak for myself!"

The 38-year-old James has been out since suffering a right foot tendon injury on February 26 vs. the Dallas Mavericks.

This season, the Lakers superstar has been averaging 29.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 6.9 assists per game.

Los Angeles is 10th in the Western Conference with a 36-37 record.

Lakers' five finals games include the Rockets, Jazz, Clippers, Suns, and Jazz again.

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