With the team officially out of playoff contention, the Los Angeles Lakers have announced that LeBron James will miss the rest of the 2021-22 regular season.
“LeBron James’ left ankle was recently reevaluated by Lakers medical staff, and it was determined that due to the ankle sprain James suffered in a game on March 27th, he will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 NBA season to allow for continued healing and an expected full recovery.”
James has been dealing with an ankle injury for the past few weeks. He tried to battle through the injury on April 1 against the New Orleans Pelicans, but his 38-point performance wasn’t enough to lead the Lakers to victory.
At this point, James probably doesn’t want to risk making his injury any worse. If the Lakers made the playoffs, however, he’d probably return fairly soon.
LeBron James’ left ankle was recently reevaluated by Lakers medical staff, and it was determined that due to the ankle sprain James suffered in a game on March 27th, he will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 NBA season to allow for continued healing and an expected full recovery.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 8, 2022
This season was awfully disappointing for the Lakers despite the fact that James averaged 30.3 points per game.
James hasn’t shied away from voicing his frustration with the way the team has performed this season.
“Just feels like you can’t catch a break,” James said last Friday, via ESPN. “No matter what’s going on on the floor, it just feels like the ball bounces the other way. The ball doesn’t always bounce in our favor. Or a call doesn’t go in our favor. It’s just like, when it rains, it pours for our year. It’s just the way it’s been going.”
James and the Lakers will try to have a bounce-back season in 2023.
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