On April 9, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced that LeBron James will no longer play in the last two games of the season due to a left ankle injury. Today's game against the Thunder, the Lakers' James, Davis, Westbrook and Anthony will continue to be absent. James' no longer playing also means he's effectively withdrawn from the scoring king competition, an honor that will be produced between Embiid and Alphabet Brother.
The Lakers officially wrote: "The Lakers' medical team recently re-evaluated James' left ankle and, given this sprain he suffered in the March 28 game, he will miss the remaining games of the 2021-22 season in order to continue treatment and recovery." His ankle is expected to make a full recovery. Since spraining his left ankle against the Pelicans on March 28, James has missed five of the Lakers' last six games.
James himself forwarded his own stats for the season, writing in the caption: "Thank you for all your love for me, I would have liked to have ended the season with a winning stance, and when I was on the pitch, I had already given everything I had for this season!" See you all in the fall. #第20年 #追逐伟大 #我就是王. ”
James also posted a photo of himself and the Warriors player Chasing Dreams Green on IG social media, with the caption: "My brother! Love you young man! Good luck in the playoffs and it's time to win again! "James and Dream Chase belong to the same brokerage company, have business dealings, and have good personal relationships.
James has played in 56 games this season, averaging 30.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, shooting 52.4 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from three-point range. It was james' second-highest career scoring average per game, after the 2005-06 season (31.4 points). However, according to the rules of the scoring king, players must play 70% of the season (58 games), if the number of games is less than 58, they must also calculate the average score per game based on the total points per season of 58, James's total season score is 1695 points, so James's score for entering the scorer is 29.2 points (actually 30.3 points).
Embiid has played 67 games this season, averaging 30.4 points per game, and Alphabet brother has played 66 games with an average of 29.8 points per game, and the leading scorer is expected to be between the two stars. Although the 37-year-old James is no longer playing and withdraws from the scoring championship, his statistics are still comparable to Jordan's. The US media pointed out that in the history of the NBA, only two players averaged at least 30+8+6 per game in a single season, and there was still a 50% shooting rate, one was James this season, and the other was Jordan in the 1988-89 season, who averaged 32.5 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game that year, shooting 53.8%.
Data site Statmuse also posted James' scoring performance this season. In his 19th season, James averaged 30.3 points per game, while Kobe Bryant and Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar had 17.6 and 14.6 points in the same period. Statmuse writes: "LeBron is almost equivalent to Kobe Bryant and Abdul-Jabbar combined. ”
However, behind James' excellent personal data is the Lakers' poor season performance. They currently have only 31 wins and 49 losses, and have missed the playoffs early.
The Lakers' official social media awkwardly posted photos of thick eyebrows wearing Dodgers baseball uniforms to help the baseball team in the same city advertise. "It's time to watch Dodgers baseball, good luck with the season, Dodgers!" Lakers officially wrote. The Lakers' season has ended early, and for L.A. fans, they can only hope that the Dodgers can fight for breath.