LeBron James sidelined as Lakers eliminated
The Los Angeles Lakers had been eliminated from the playoffs Tuesday night. They did not have LeBron James to avoid wasting them.
The Lakers ruled out James for Tuesday’s sport towards the Phoenix Suns with a lingering left ankle sprain. James sustained the harm throughout a March 27 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, telling reporters postgame that he felt “horrible.” He missed subsequent video games towards the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz earlier than suiting as much as tackle the Pelicans once more on Friday.
He sat out once more on Sunday towards the Denver Nuggets and can now miss his fourth sport out of 5 with the lingering harm. The Lakers, in the meantime, misplaced seven straight to drop to eleventh place within the Western Convention at 31-48. With the San Antonio Spurs‘ win and the Lakers’ loss Tuesday, the Spurs clinched the ultimate play-in spot.
Anthony Davis performed for the Lakers on Tuesday in his third sport again from an 18-game absence with a foot sprain.
