The Los Angeles Lakers may have had their horrible start to the season turn into a nightmare after an apparent groin injury to LeBron James during the Lakers’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers. While down by 12 points and 5:41 left, LeBron left the game and walked into the locker room grabbing at his groin.
Lakers fans are familiar with LeBron and his groin injuries, as the last time this happened it completely derailed their 2018-19 season, as they fell from the 4th seed at Christmas to out of the playoffs by the end. Lakers fans are worried about what this might mean for their likely 2-9 start to the season.
LeBron went to the locker room with an apparent injury pic.twitter.com/G7QFZwPRi1
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 10, 2022
— 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙝𝙪𝙗𝙝 ⁶𓅓 (@OVOLakeShow) November 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/Ty_Ffs/status/1590573493317341185
LeBron James left the court with 5:41 remaining in the 4th Q and headed to the back of the building, appearing to be affected by a groin injury. With 3:29 remaining in the game, he has yet to return to the bench area. Lakers trail 104-95.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 10, 2022
LeBron seemed to be pointing to his groin pic.twitter.com/OGqs2XUyIg
— Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT (@GameInjuryDoc) November 10, 2022
LeBron seems to have suffered a left groin strain. Timeline dependent on severity
Grade I: 7-10 days
Grade II: 4-6 weeks
— Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT (@GameInjuryDoc) November 10, 2022
Everytime LeBron & KD get close to facing each other again, an injury happens between one of them… they haven’t faced off since 2018 man
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) November 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/deepyy_/status/1590573095890595846
He has carried this team tonight and got no help
— Robert (@rjreport) November 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/LebronSzn____/status/1590573110922989568
Lebron groin injury … and that’s a wrap for the 2022-23 season🗑️
— Jonathan Tercero (@xanpagnejohnny) November 10, 2022
Another groin injury.
That's all folks, see you next year.
— 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙝𝙪𝙗𝙝 ⁶𓅓 (@OVOLakeShow) November 10, 2022
Lebron looked like was hurt. That groin again.
— Jamal Cristopher (@JamCristopher) November 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/littleson/status/1590572932518252544
Lebron hurt. @Lakers pic.twitter.com/oEDk2ykKDT
— . (@Hallofmid) November 10, 2022
This injury is going to keep Lakers fans wracked with worry until there is more information on it. At this point, LeBron missing even 10 days can absolutely wreck the Lakers’ season that’s already gotten off to such a bad start. Persistent groin injuries at LeBron’s age mean the Lakers will need to be cautious with how they handle his return, so this might be a solid absence for LeBron.
Does This Mean Curtains For The Lakers Season?
Even if LeBron James had a slow start to the season, he was the reason why the Lakers stayed competitive with the Clippers through most of this game. Such an injury at his age needs to be handled with care, as it is likely to be aggravated. LeBron has a tricky history with his groin already, so this is bad news for LA’s hopes.
Even if the Lakers are bad throughout the year, fans could look forward to LeBron on the court in his quest to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the league’s all-time leading scorer. Depending on how long he is out with this injury, fans will hope he is back soon enough to overtake Kareem this season.
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