Simply because the Los Angeles Lakers lastly appeared to be gaining some momentum, their current sizzling streak hit a snag on Wednesday as they had been defeated 130-120 by the Sacramento Kings. To make issues worse, LeBron James didn’t end the sport. After taking part in 36 complete minutes, the 21-year veteran exited the ground with round 4 minutes left on the clock. Although there was no obvious damage on the ground, James was grimacing in ache.
Thankfully, it does not appear as if James is coping with something too extreme. “I will be alright,” James said after the sport. He added that it was his ankle that was bothering him, which isn’t surprising. James has been coping with ankle accidents all season and has regularly been listed on damage stories due to them.
James has been remarkably sturdy this season all issues thought-about. He is missed simply eight video games and persistently lacking time all through his Lakers tenure. Wednesday’s loss made James’ well being considerably extra necessary. Not solely did the Lakers fall to 34-30, however they’re now two losses behind all 9 groups forward of them within the Western Convention and have formally misplaced the season sequence tiebreaker in opposition to the Kings.
The Lakers entered the Kings recreation having received 10 of their final 14, however they’re at the moment working by the toughest stretch on their schedule. Their subsequent 4 opponents are postseason groups: the Bucks, Timberwolves, Kings and Warriors. If James is in any respect compromised, the Lakers shall be important underdogs in all 4 of these matchups. Thankfully, he appears optimistic about his standing transferring ahead.
