LeBron James returned to Los Angeles for treatment on sprained left ankle
Kyle Goon: Lakers confirm that LeBron James returned to LA early for treatment on his sprained left ankle. He had already been ruled out tomorrow in Utah.
Source: Twitter @kylegoon
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Bill Oram @billoram
Lakers say LeBron James, who was already ruled out for tomorrow in Utah, was given permission to return to Los Angeles for further treatment and evaluation of his ankle sprain. Consistent with what he did after he had swelling in knee a couple months back at end of a road trip. – 7:16 PM
Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Lakers say that LeBron James has received permission to return to LA for further treatment and evaluation of his left ankle injury. – 7:16 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
LeBron James left the Lakers’ road trip early to continue his rehabilitation on his ankle back in Los Angeles, per the team. – 7:16 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
LeBron James has returned to LA for further treatment and evaluation of his ankle injury, the Lakers say. He was ruled out for tomorrow’s game in Utah already. – 7:15 PM
Kyle Goon @kylegoon
Lakers confirm that LeBron James returned to LA early for treatment on his sprained left ankle. He had already been ruled out tomorrow in Utah. – 7:14 PM
David Locke @DLocke09
Lakers Injury Report (as of 3/30)
OUT – LeBron James (left ankle sprain)
OUT – Mason Jones (G League – Two-Way)
OUT – Kendrick Nunn (right knee bone bruise)
DOUBTFUL – Anthony Davis (right mid-foot sprain) – 5:19 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LeBron James (left ankle sprain) is listed as out for Thursday’s game at Utah, and Anthony Davis (right mid-foot sprain) doubtful.
Wenyen Gabriel is questionable with a left ankle sprain. – 5:16 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
LeBron is leading the league in scoring but as it stands he is not eligible to win it.
At 55 games, he needs to play at least 3 more games to meet the NBA’s criteria of 58 games.
The Lakers have 7 games remaining and he’s already ruled out Thursday. pic.twitter.com/pJHOMHQ2cA – 4:54 PM
Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Lakers injury report:
• LeBron James (left ankle sprain) and Kendrick Nunn (right knee bone bruise) are out
• Anthony Davis (right mid-foot sprain) is doubtful
• Wenyen Gabriel (left ankle sprain) is questionable. – 4:49 PM
Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Lebron out tomorrow vs the Jazz… pic.twitter.com/3buC3bINdW – 4:45 PM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Lakers have ruled LeBron James (left ankle) out Thursday at Utah while Anthony Davis (right foot) is listed as doubtful.
More NBA from me: https://t.co/LGN9cVpeGP pic.twitter.com/kO8WCUEEiE – 4:45 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
The Lakers list LeBron James as out Anthony Davis as doubtful for Thursday’s game in Utah. – 4:42 PM
Mike Bresnahan @Mike_Bresnahan
Lakers officially list LeBron James as out for Thursday’s game in Utah because of his sprained ankle.
Anthony Davis again listed as doubtful with a mid-foot sprain. – 4:41 PM
Kyle Goon @kylegoon
LeBron is officially out tomorrow in Utah. Anthony Davis is doubtful and Wenyen Gabriel is questionable. pic.twitter.com/04TF8qKhTi – 4:41 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
The Lakers list LeBron James as out in Utah. Anthony Davis is doubtful. Wenyen Gabriel is questionable. – 4:40 PM
Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Some All-NBA ballot stuff:
DeMar DeRozan eligible at forward and guard
Luka Doncic eligible at forward and guard
Jayson Tatum eligible at forward and guard
LeBron eligible at forward and guard
Jokic/Embiid eligible at forward and center – 2:50 PM
Carl Steward @stewardsfolly
Has LeBron deleted his early season tweet yet? “Keep talking about my squad, our personnel ages, the way he plays, he stays injured, we’re past our time in this league, etc etc etc. Do me one favor PLEASE!!!! And I mean PLEASE!!! Keep that same narrative energy when it begins.” – 2:34 PM
Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
LeBron could become the 10th player in NBA history to win the scoring title + miss the postseason.
$129.5 million headed towards Bron, AD, and Westbrook alone next season. Gonna be a busy offseason in LA…
frontofficesports.com/on-4th-highest… via @fos – 2:29 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Player numbers when guarded by Wendell Carter Jr.
Giannis: 16-37 (43.2%)
Joel: 14-37 (37.8%)
Jokic: 12-34 (35.3%))
Lebron: 4-13 (30.8%)
Harden: 2-10 (20.0%)
Kelly Olynyk: 0-1 (0%)
Wendell has had people locked up the entire year.
#MuseTakeover pic.twitter.com/sBO944YK1b – 1:35 PM
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
NBA team social media depts are scrambling after a @KOT4Q tweet went viral.
A @bballilluminati deep-dive finds that LeBron is the only star to be absent from his team’s loss graphics.
But KD? Not afraid to be the face of the team, win or lose.
Full pod: https://t.co/etHnFmZ6SU pic.twitter.com/EzEUaKkRzZ – 10:45 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most career 30 point triple-doubles:
106 – Robertson
48 – Westbrook
37 – LeBron
35 – Harden
21 – Luka, Wilt pic.twitter.com/1vwkCCBWDx – 11:27 PM
Kyle Goon @kylegoon
Here’s what we know about LeBron James and Anthony Davis, including info from @Chris Haynes‘ TNT report: ocregister.com/2022/03/29/lak… – 11:08 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
FWIW, Stanley Johnson and Malik Monk were emphatic during the postgame that even without LeBron and AD, they should to do better. I imagine there’s a level of “don’t think of us as helpless scrubs” mentality fueling them. Won’t likely produce many wins, but pride is pride. AK – 10:44 PM
Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop
I’ve been saying that *IF THE LAKERS GET HEALTHY*, with LeBron and Anthony Davis they’re a team others might not want to play in the postseason.
But if things stay like this, the Lakers are a team no one will have to play. pic.twitter.com/TA619AC6Iv – 10:18 PM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Russell Westbrook on if LeBron/AD can’t go next game: “Just got to compete. That’s it. That’s all you got to do.” – 10:06 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Stanley Johnson said LAL simply got their butts kicked, and that being down 30 is unacceptable regardless of who’s out.
Of course, no LeBron or AD “decreases our chances of winning,” he said, makes it tougher on everyone, but: “We have to figure out ways to win without them.” – 10:03 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Final: Mavs 128, Lakers 110
The Lakers drop to 31-44. The loss knocks them to 11th in the West and out of the Play-In tournament due to SAS holding the tiebreaker. LA will likely be without LeBron James and Anthony Davis for at least one more game.
Up next: at Utah on Thursday. – 9:40 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Wenyen Gabriel just limped off the floor and headed to the locker room with LAL’s training staff, with under 4 minutes to play in Dallas.
He’s the only big to play tonight for LAL, with AD/LeBron (who plays big defensively) out and Howard playing just 5 minutes. – 9:31 PM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
A breezy 32, 10 and 10 in 24 minutes for Luka Doncic tonight.
Mavs up 101-74 halfway through the third against the LeBron-and-AD-less Lakers … so we’ll see how much longer he stays out there. – 9:00 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
LeBron James and his bud, Mavs assistant Jared Dudley, were shouting pleasantries across the court and LeBron figured he’d come on over and make it personal. pic.twitter.com/4GiNY3GE52 – 8:28 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LAL continue to struggle with LeBron and AD in street clothes, trailing 71-46 with 2:41 left in the half.
Mavs are getting good shots on most trips, and hitting 59% overall, 52.4% from 3 (11 makes) and 14 of 15 FT’s with only 2 turnovers. – 8:26 PM
More on this storyline
Ryan Ward: LeBron James is OUT for tomorrow’s game. Anthony Davis is DOUBTFUL: pic.twitter.com/Kzoe3rYRrb -via Twitter @RyanWardLA / March 30, 2022
Chris Haynes: My @NBAonTNT Report: Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis targeting a return Friday, star LeBron James anticipated to miss Thursday in SLC and Kendrick Nunn expected to be shelved for remainder of season. -via Twitter @ChrisBHaynes / March 29, 2022
Bill Oram: Frank Vogel calls the injury to LeBron James “the latest and maybe biggest blow to our psyche,” which doesn’t exactly hint at an imminent return. -via Twitter @billoram / March 29, 2022
