LeBron James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee within the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Sport 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves that eradicated them from the playoffs. The harm sometimes entails a three-to-five week restoration.
James briefly subbed out of the sport to have his knee checked out by his longtime athletic coach Mike Mancias. James performed the rest of the sport.
James would have been unable to play in Sport 6 had the Lakers received Sport 5 to increase the sequence. James averaged 25.4 factors, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 40.7 minutes over the five-game sequence.