LeBron James Injury Update: Lakers Star Limped Off After Brutal Collision in Game 5 Loss

LeBron James has had a rough ending to his NBA season after the Minnesota Timberwolves knocked out the league favorites Lakers on Wednesday. LeBron James Injury update suggests the power forward was visibly not 100 percent fit but continued in the game 5 as it was a do-or-die game for the Los Angeles Lakers.

James after a sequence of play involving a collision with DiVincenzo has suffered a Grade 2 MCL Sprain in his left knee. The hard collision left LeBron James on the floor grabbing his knee, leaving him uncomfortable in pain.

The 40-year-old was also seen limping off while leaving the Crypto.com arena after the end of the game. The signs are not good for the Lakers’ fans, as his fitness has gotten a lot worse this season. Moreover, he has already been dealing with knee issues and playing with pain management and conditioning.

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With the Lakers out of the NBA Playoffs, LeBron James has plenty of time to reset ahead of the next season. According to the latest LeBron James injury update, the forward is expected to require weeks of recovery, raising fresh concerns over his durability heading into what could be his final seasons. He will also have to rework on his play as it remained far from impressive during the first against the Timberwolves. Though his defense remained solid, he failed to wrap up games in the fourth quarter, something that happened with Luka Doncic as well.

Jason Whitlock Rips LeBron James After Lakers Exit

NBA analysts and fans alike have been frustrated with the Lakers’ performance as despite having experience, they were defeated by a young Minnesota Timberwolves. Jason Whitlock has ripped apart LeBron James, especially for the time and impact he has had in Los Angeles.

Jason Whitlock said, “These seven years in Los Angeles have been a scop, a mirage, a narrative, a script that has been played out. All of Hollywood, all the media is telling us this is an Oscar-level movie.”

Sharing further frustration, he revealed, “This man has exited the first round of the playoffs multiple times while a Los Angeles Lakers. This man has played with Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic and got one bubble title, a bubble title, the COVID title. Other than that, it’s been an abject failure. And it’s all been about LeBron stat-padding and chasing Michael Jordan.”

Harsh words from Analysts and fans are a nature of sports after a team having so much potential fails to live up. While the Los Angeles Lakers have been knocked out, the Minnesota Timberwolves have advanced and will face either of the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets in the Conference Semi-Finals next week.