“I was down”: LeBron James quashes injury concerns ahead of playoff games


“I was down”: LeBron James quashes injury concerns ahead of playoff games

LeBron James

The Los Angeles Lakers sealed their first ever play-in victory against the Golden State Warriors. LeBron James’ huge contribution in the dying moments edged the team over their counterparts. It was an intense battle between both the team that went down to the final buzzer. Anthony Davis and LeBron James started very slow yet impacted the game in the later quarters. LeBron James converted their shaky start to moments that the franchise will remember for a long time. However, Draymond Green shuffled LeBron James almost on a flagrant foul poking him in the eye. But the king recently put down all the injury rumors ahead of their playoff series against the Phoenix Suns.

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LeBron James had been back and forth with his ankle injury this season. After hurting his high right ankle against Atlanta Hawks, he was side-lined for a major part of the mid-season games. After making a comeback, he possible tweaked his ankle against the Indiana Pacers again. The game against GSW was his 5th game coming of his injured ankle and Bron already stated that he wasn’t 100% back to normal. NBA analyst Marc Spears expressed, “We need to be concerned about LeBron James. He was supposed to be the PG. I’m hearing he’s playing on one leg.”

LeBron James hurt ahead of Phoenix Suns game?

LeBron James

King James has always been a prolific player in the playoffs. He is numbers increase automatically when the team’s win is at stake in the competitive stages of the game. The game against Warriors was a similar type of match up. When Bron hit the deck, he was screaming with pain in his eyes. Despite the pain, he turned down rumors of being injured, He expressed, “I’m good. I told you guys I was good. That’s the most minutes I’ve played in a long time and I didn’t feel anything on that play. Draymond Green’s finger or thumb or whatever went directly into my eye, and that’s why I was down.”

LeBron James is competing in his 18th year carrying the tea on his own. The teams are in fear when he steps on court. But the 36-YO is closing out on his impeccable career. His age factor is slowing down his recovery rate. He faced some problems during the 2018-19 season but bounced back by leading his team to the title in the following season. However, this season, he faced the worst injury problems he has ever had in his career.

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LeBron James is aware how much the Los Angeles Lakers are dependent on hi. Despite being at a comparative stage, he has never allowed his weaknesses to take over him or his game. They now play the Suns in the first round of the playoffs, and once again, the Lakers will be heavily relying on him to lead them to victory.

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