LeBron cleared to start practice

LeBron James has been cleared to practice with the Los Angeles Lakers after they return from their upcoming two-game road trip.

The Lakers gave the latest update on James’ groin injury Wednesday.

James strained his groin on Christmas. He will have missed 13 consecutive games by the time Los Angeles returns from the road this weekend, matching the most games ever missed in one season by the fourtime NBA MVP.

The Lakers only say James will “progress towards a return to game play” after he rejoins practice next week.

He will be sidelined for at least four weeks, the longest stretch he has been out in his 16-season NBA career. The Lakers (24-21) beat Chicago on Tuesday to improve to 4-7 without James.

Knicks: Turkish prosecutors are seeking an international arrest warrant for Knicks center Enes Kanter, accusing him of membership in a terror organization.

Sabah newspaper says the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office had also prepared an extradition request for the NBA player. Officials at the prosecutor’s office could not be reached by The AP for comment. Kanter, who didn’t go with the Knicks this week for their game in London because he feared he could be killed over his opposition to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, responded on Twitter that the Turkish government could not present “any single piece of evidence of my wrongdoing.”