LeBron James: ‘Not Much Concern’ About Groin Injury

Los Angeles Lakers star small forward LeBron James told NBA reporters that there’s not much concern about his left groin injury. 

LeBron got hurt against the Boston Celtics on Saturday (3/8) in Boston. 

LeBron James said there’s “not much concern” with the left groin strain that kept him out of the final 6:44 of the Lakers’ loss to the Celtics.

James said he’s going to take things day-by-day and hopes to be with the Lakers for the rest of their road trip.

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LeBron is averaging 25.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.5 assists this season for the Lakers while shooting 51.8% from the field, 39.1% from beyond the arc and 77.9% from the free-throw line.  

The Lakers are in third place in the Western Conference standings. They acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks for Anthony Davis and Max Christie in what is being called the most stunning trade in NBA history. 

With LeBron out, Doncic will have to take his game to another level for the Lakers to stay afloat. 

The leading scorer in NBA history, LeBron (40) is the oldest player in the league. He suffered a serious groin injury in his first season with the Lakers back in 2018-19. 

LeBron has career averages of 27.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Lakers. He’s a four-time MVP, a four-time champion, a four-time Finals MVP, a one-time scoring champion and a one-time assists champion. 

LeBron, who grew up idolizing Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan, is first in NBA history in points, fourth in assists, sixth in steals, second in field goals, seventh in 3-point field goals, fifth in triple-doubles, seventh in points per game and third in player efficiency rating. 

A future Hall of Famer, LeBron is the only player in NBA history to rank top five all-time in points and assists, the only player to win three Finals MVPs with three different teams, the only player with 40,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 career assists and the only player to score 50,000 points combining the regular season and playoffs.