LeBron James limped out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 111-101 defeat by the Boston Celtics with a groin harm.
The 40-year-old left the court docket throughout a timeout within the fourth quarter after he contested a layup with Jaylen Forehead.
James scored 22 factors, 14 rebounds and 9 assists earlier than his exit with six minutes and 44 seconds left to play.
The NBA’s all-time main scorer missed 17 video games with a groin downside in 2018 however stated he did “not have a lot concern” about this setback.
“I have been there earlier than and I do know what sort of harm we’re coping with,” stated James, who handed 50,000 profession factors earlier this week.
“Clearly, I am day-to-day. I am going to take a look at it every day and see if it will get higher, and take the correct measures to see what I must do transferring ahead.”
Jayson Tatum bagged 40 factors, 12 rebounds, and eight assists because the Celtics held off a late rally from the Lakers, spearheaded by Slovenian Luka Doncic, to safe their fourth straight win.
Elsewhere, Stephen Curry handed 25,000 NBA profession factors throughout the Golden State Warriors’ 115-110 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
Curry grew to become the twenty sixth participant in NBA historical past to succeed in the milestone when he claimed a three-pointer within the third quarter.
The 36-year-old completed with 32 factors, taking his complete to 25,017, however stated he had not been conserving observe of his total tally.
“It was a shock truly. I knew I used to be arising on it however I did not give it some thought till I heard it in sport,” Curry stated.
“I believe 10 guys have completed it with one franchise, in order that’s fairly particular. The names which are on that listing are synonymous with basketball historical past, in order that’s fairly cool.”
