LeBron James Injury: Here’s Reported Diagnosis For Banged-Up Lakers Star

The NBA world sat on the edge of its collective seat Wednesday awaiting an update on LeBron James’ groin.

Well, the results are in, and James is — drum roll, please — just fine.

Shocking, we know.

The Los Angeles Lakers star’s MRI reportedly came back clean, although he is expected to miss some time with a groin strain. James injured the groin Tuesday night during the Lakers’ Christmas Day win over the Golden State Warriors.

Here’s all we know so far:

Hey, if nothing else, these reports prove James is somewhat human.

James himself weighed in after he got the good news.

James is averaging a ho-hum 27.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists in his first season in Los Angeles. More importantly, the 33-year-old has the Lakers (20-14) sitting in fourth place in fourth place in the Western Conference.

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Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.