LeBron James will be out for at least three weeks with a right foot injury, his team, the Los Angeles Lakers, announced this news on Thursday. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer limped out of the arena after Sunday’s 111-108 win over the Dallas Mavericks, and the team said testing revealed a hamstring injury. “LeBron James was examined by doctors and Lakers medical staff and found that he sustained a hamstring injury in his right foot. James will be re-examined in approximately three weeks,” the team said in a statement. The Lakers were without James in Tuesday’s loss to Memphis and may have lost their next ten games for the 11th-ranked Western Conference team. James, 38 years of age, has been in terrific form for the Lakers this season, averaging 29.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 6.9 assists, and broke the NBA scoring record in early February. The loss of James could jeopardize the Lakers’ ambitions in James’ 20. Season to appear in the league after the season, serious harm.
A tenth place would be enough to qualify for the playoffs. The top six teams in each conference are guaranteed to make the playoffs.
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