LeBron James shrugs off injury worries after exiting Lakers latest game early: 'Not much concern'

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics some entered Saturday's highly anticipated matchup successful 2nd spot successful their respective conferences.

The Lakers person surged successful the weeks since the squad acquired Luka Doncic. But Boston outlasted Los Angeles connected Saturday and yet celebrated a 111-101 victory. An wounded forced LeBron James to exit the crippled successful the 4th quarter.

While James did not supply a timetable for his instrumentality to the court, helium did effort to easiness concerns astir the severity of the injury. 

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LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers during the crippled against the Celtics connected March 8, 2025, astatine TD Garden successful Boston. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

"Not overmuch concern," James said. "Obviously, I’m day-to-day. I’ll look astatine it each time and spot if it gets better, and instrumentality the due measures to spot what I request to bash moving forward."

ESPN reported that a strained groin could sideline James for up to 2 weeks.

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James did not instrumentality to the tribunal aft a timeout with 6:44 minutes remaining aft helium contested a layup by Jaylen Brown. The 21-time NBA All-Star was seen walking gingerly to the huddle and past hardly moved earlier making his mode to the locker country with trainers.

James finished the crippled with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists.

Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James defends the shot from Celtics defender Payton Pritchard, Saturday, March 8, 2025, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

He said his archetypal thoughts went to his archetypal play successful Los Angeles successful 2018, erstwhile helium suffered a groin wounded during a Christmas Day crippled against the Golden State Warriors. He missed the adjacent 17 games and the wounded bothered him for astir of the remainder of the season.

"I've been determination earlier and I cognize what benignant of wounded we're dealing with," James noted. He appears to beryllium assured that his latest wounded is not arsenic superior arsenic the 2018 one.

LeBron James of the Lakers during the crippled against the San Antonio Spurs connected Jan. 13, 2025, astatine Crypto.Com Arena successful Los Angeles. (Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)

He besides said helium thought astir erstwhile teammate Anthony Davis, who incurred his existent groin wounded successful his archetypal crippled with the Dallas Mavericks pursuing his commercialized for Doncic.

"That's crazy. But I thought astir AD," James said.

Doncic conscionable wants James to springiness the wounded the remainder it needs. "Obviously, he's got to instrumentality his time," Doncic said. "Those injuries, I won't accidental are the worse, but they're pugnacious to woody with."

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The Lakers' nonaccomplishment to the Celtics ended Los Angeles' eight-game triumph streak. The decision besides concisely dropped them to 3rd spot successful the Western Conference standings. But, L.A. moved backmost into 2nd spot aft the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets connected Sunday afternoon.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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