The Los Angeles Lakers simply can’t appear to catch a break this season.
Within the midst of the crew lastly gaining some traction for his or her late-season playoff push, Lebron James injured his proper foot within the Lakers’ come-from-behind 111-108 win over the Mavericks final Sunday.
On Thursday, the character of James’ harm — and the way lengthy it might preserve him sidelined — was revealed.
James’ tendon harm in his proper foot will likely be re-evaluated in three weeks, the crew introduced Thursday.
The NBA’s all-time main scorer returned to L.A. and was examined by crew workers after the harm.
The Lakers are optimistic their offensive centerpiece will keep away from surgical procedure, regardless of James saying he “heard a pop” after he fell to the ground in the course of the win over the Mavs.
The 38-year-old was noticed limping after that recreation.
“It’s been higher,” James informed reporters after sustaining the harm. “However I positively wasn’t going to the locker room and never end the sport.
“The significance of this recreation after which the momentum that we had, I felt like we might steal one after being down.”
The replace comes a day after the Lakers stole a highway win from the Thunder Wednesday night time, doing so with out Anthony Davis and D’Angelo Russell as properly.
On Tuesday, Los Angeles dropped a 121-109 consequence to the Memphis Grizzlies, throughout which James watched from the sidelines in a strolling boot.
This season, James is averaging 29.5 factors, 8.4 rebounds, and 6.9 assists a recreation on the age of 38.
Sitting at eleventh within the Western Convention standings at 30-33, the Lakers are within the combine for the play-in event and solely a pair video games out of the sixth spot, at the moment held by the cross-town rival Clippers at 33-31.
Davis and Russell will attempt to lead the Lakers and preserve them afloat the playoff dialog in James’ absence.
Russell, who’s nursing a proper ankle sprain, was anticipated to make his return Friday in opposition to the Timberwolves however informed ESPN’s Dave McMenamin on Wednesday that he is not going to be suiting up for the sport anymore.
