LeBron James was able to walk out of American Airlines Center on Sunday evening under his own power, but with a significant limp.
The 38-year-old’s right foot took a hit when he landed awkwardly on a third-quarter lay-up attempt against Dwight Powell.
James declined to sub out, playing out 36 minutes for 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. He hit key baskets in the fourth, including a tying shot and a go-ahead basket early in the fourth that brought the Lakers all the way out of a 27-point hole inThe Lakers need every win they can get, but could James’ latest injury make it a pyrrhic victory? The biggest factor in James’ thinking was that he didn’t want the Lakers to lose on Sunday.
“It’s been better. That’s for sure,” James said afterward. “But I definitely wasn’t going to go to the locker room and not finish the game out tonight. Just understood the importance of the game and then with the momentum that we had, I felt like we could still win after being down.”l, one of the team’s better shooters and playmakers. While he went through a pregame workout, the Lakers never seriously considered starting him Sunday in Dallas with a right ankle sprain.
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