On March 28, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the New Orleans Pelicans 108-116, the team suffered a 23-point reversal, after the game, James talked about his ankle injury in an interview, and he also talked about the loss of this game.
It is worth mentioning that after the game, James's ankle was bandaged and carefully walked into the interview room to be interviewed. Speaking about the ankle injury, James said: "I don't even know how I finished the game, it's obviously very bad. I hope not to miss the game, I really hate missing the game, that's not my nature, I have already started therapy, tomorrow I will see the specific situation. ”
In addition, James also talked about why he didn't go off the field, saying: "I feel a sharp pain in my legs, but I also know how important this game is for us, if this game is not so important, then I may not continue to play with injuries".
James also spoke of the 23-point reversal: "It feels like shit! ”
In this campaign, James sprained his left ankle in the second quarter, when he was in the process of grabbing rebounds. In this campaign, James shot 14-of-27 and 7-of-13 from three-point range, scoring 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. After losing this game, the Lakers' ranking also fell to tenth place in the West.