LeBron James ruled out for three weeks with foot injury

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James shall be sidelined for no less than three weeks as a consequence of a proper foot harm, his workforce, the Los Angeles Lakers, stated on Thursday.

The NBA’s all-time high scorer left the world with a limp after Sunday’s 111-108 win in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks and the workforce stated examinations had discovered a tendon harm.

“LeBron James has been evaluated by Lakers team physicians and medical staff, and it has been determined that he has sustained a right foot tendon injury. James will be reevaluated in approximately three weeks,” the workforce stated in a press release.

The Lakers have been with out James for Tuesday’s defeat to Memphis and he may miss the subsequent ten video games for the workforce, which is eleventh within the Western Conference.

James, 38, has been in blistering type for the Lakers this season, averaging 29.5 factors, 8.4 rebounds and 6.9 assists whereas additionally breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring report in early February.

The lack of James may sorely harm the Lakers ambitions of constructing the post-season in James’ twentieth season within the league.

A tenth place end can be sufficient for a spot within the play-in event. The high six groups in every convention are assured playoff locations. — Agence France-Presse