Lakers’ LeBron James on knee injury: ‘There was a pain I hadn’t felt before’

Lakers’ LeBron James on knee injury: ‘There was a pain I hadn’t felt before’

In his first at-length public comments about the knee injury he suffered in the Lakers’ season-ending loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 30, LeBron James acknowledged he likely would’ve missed the remainder of the matchup if the Lakers were able to extend the series past five games. The Lakers star suffered a Grade 2 medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee during the fourth quarter of the Game 5 loss to the Timberwolves, an M…

LeBron James Opens Up About JJ Redick Playing Same 5 Players For Entire Second Half Of Lakers-Timberwolves Game 4

During Game 4 of the Los Angeles Lakers-Minnesota Timberwolves series, Lakers head coach JJ Redick played Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Dorian Finney-Smith and Rui Hachimura the entire second half.  The Lakers lost Game 4 and the series to the Timberwolves in five games.  “I left that game extremely tired and extremely like, ‘Ooh s–t,’ because it was a postseason game, not because I played the whole second half,” James said on the Mi…

'It paid off in rings'... Rachel Nichols calls on LeBron James to change LA Lakers contract decision

Rachel Nichols has called for LeBron James to make a big call on his LA Lakers contract. The LA Lakers crashed out of the first-round after losing out to Minnesota Timberwolves, where young guard Anthony Edwards also gave LeBron James a heartfelt tribute. The defeat brought a lot of criticism to James, who broke down how the dynamics of the team changed after the Luka Doncic trade. Next season is going to be James’ 23rd year in the league, but t…

Insider Shares Real Reason The Los Angeles Lakers Shouldn't Worry About Lebron James Leaving - LAFB Network

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images LeBron James faces a pivotal decision this offseason as he weighs whether to exercise his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Declining the option would make the league’s all-time leading scorer an unrestricted free agent this summer. At 40 years old, James is the NBA’s oldest active player, yet he continues to perform at an elite level. He averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 reboun…