Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James suffered a gro caliber injury Saturday night when the team lost 111-101 to the Boston Celtics.
The injury occurred in the fourth quarter when James appeared to have fine-tuned the gro caliber while he was attacking.
He quickly felt pain, finishing the game at 6:44 in the fourth quarter, heading straight to the locker room.
Early indications suggest that James will go out “weeks, not days” as the Lakers wait for further medical evaluations to determine the severity of the tension.
“It's too early to project an exact timetable on how long LeBron James can be overlooked due to a left gro caliber injury, but one source said the initial idea was that he would put James aside in weeks, not days. McMenamin reported on x.
He later added: James said he didn't think the injury was that bad, then knocked on the wooden locker behind him to avoid jinxing it. ”
James injured the gro caliber during his first season with the Lakers in 2018-19, missing 17 games, making the Lakers 5-12, eventually leading to Anthony Davis' summer deal.
James and the Lakers were fourth in the Western Conference at the time of their injuries and later emerged from the playoff contest.
He played 55 career games after never playing under 69 games in a full season of 82 games.
This current set-off is at a critical time for the Lakers, who are fighting for playoff positioning in the highly competitive Western Conference.
At the time of the loss to Boston, the Lakers were 40-22 years old, third in the Western Conference, 1/2 game for the second-seeded Denver Nuggets, winning eight straight games before Saturday's loss.
At 40, James has always denied expectations for his durability and elite level play, but this latest injury raises doubts about the amount of time he needs to recover as the Lakers kneel deep in their fight for the seed.
