The Los Angeles Lakers’ predicament this season seemingly went from bad to worse on Wednesday night.
Not only did they lose to the Los Angeles Clippers, 114-101, but LeBron James was forced to exit in the fourth quarter with what appeared to be a groin injury.
Lakers fans had flashbacks to Christmas Day 2018 when James suffered a groin injury versus the Golden State Warriors, which kept him out for five weeks and effectively torpedoed what looked like a promising season.
The bad news: James will likely miss some time with the injury he suffered versus the Clippers.
The good news: He has “only” been diagnosed with a left adductor strain and is listed as day-to-day.
James may miss home games Friday vs. Kings and Sunday vs. Nets, which would give him and the Lakers eight days off until the next contest (Nov. 18 vs. Pistons) to recover from foot and adductor issues. https://t.co/NSjRH7BCQh
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 10, 2022
Los Angeles plays the Sacramento Kings, and although they’re just 4-6, they’re coming off an impressive 127-120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, one of the best teams in the NBA.
Everyone on the Lakers will have to step up big time, especially offensively, to right the ship while James is out, assuming he actually does miss games.
