The Lakers have been plagued by injuries throughout the season, with several key rotation players missing games. In which LeBron James injury’s is the most prominent.
Lakers Provides LeBron James’s Injury Update
Injury: Foot
Injury status: Questionable
UPDATE (May. 22):
James (foot) is expected to play in Game 4 on Monday.
Despite re-injuring his left ankle in Game 3, James is still labeled as probable owing to right foot pain that has plagued him throughout the playoffs.
If the Lakers are to have any hope of staging a historic comeback in this series, James will need to play without restriction, barring any injuries.
UPDATE (May. 20):
LeBron James injured his ankle late in Game 2, but he claims it is minor and that he will play on Saturday.
James is still labeled as probable due to right foot discomfort that has plagued him throughout the playoffs.
UPDATE (May. 18):
According to Harrison Faigen of SBNation.com, James (foot) will play in Thursday’s Game 2 against the Nuggets.
James has played through a persistent foot injury that has plagued him throughout the playoffs.
The star forward, who played all 40 minutes of Game 1 and scored 26 points, grabbed 12 boards, dished out nine assists, and blocked one shot, should be well enough to go for Game 2.
UPDATE (May. 16):
LeBron James is listed as probable for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Nuggets on Tuesday, according to Harrison Faigen of SBNation.com.
Considering James hasn’t missed a game this postseason despite the several probable classifications, it’s safe to presume he’ll start Tuesday’s game.
UPDATE (May. 12):
According to Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, LeBron James is expected to play in Game 6 on Friday due to right foot pain.
Despite receiving probable classifications due to foot soreness, James has yet to miss a playoff game as a result of the problem.
UPDATE (May. 10):
LeBron James (foot) is probable for Game 5 versus the Warriors on Wednesday.
UPDATE (May. 08):
James (foot) is listed as probable for Monday’s Game 4 against the Warriors.
UPDATE (May. 06):
James (foot) is expected to play in Game 3 against the Warriors on Saturday.
UPDATE (May. 04):
According to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, LeBron James (right foot pain) is expected to play in Game 2 against the Warriors on Thursday.
James has been listed as probable for every playoff game thus far, and he is once again on the injury report ahead of Thursday’s Game 2 action.
Despite this, James has handled a full workload in every game, averaging 22.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.6 blocks in 37.6 minutes per game.
UPDATE (May. 02):
According to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, LeBron James is categorized as probable for Tuesday’s Game 1 against the Warriors due to right foot pain.
Unsurprisingly, James has been added to his team’s injury report, and all signs lead to him participating in the first game of the Western Conference Semifinals.
UPDATE (Apr. 28):
According to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times, James (foot) is listed as probable for Game 6 against the Grizzlies on Friday.
James’s probable tags are nothing to be concerned about.
UPDATE (Apr. 26):
LeBron James (foot) is expected to play in Game 5 on Wednesday, according to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times.
UPDATE (Apr. 24):
LeBron James (foot) is expected to play in Monday’s Game 4 against Memphis.
James, Anthony Davis (foot), and Dennis Schroder (foot) are all listed as probable, although they’ve all played in every postseason game and will most likely do so again on Monday.
James has averaging 24.7 points, 10.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 blocks, and 1.3 steals in 36.3 minutes per game through the first three games of the opening-round series.
UPDATE (Apr. 19):
LeBron James is listed as probable for Game 2 against the Grizzlies due to right foot soreness, according to Harrison Faigen of SBNation.com.
For much of the season, the Lakers have been liberal with their injury designations, so there’s nothing to worry about with James ahead of Game 2.
