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Dec 21, 2022; Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) reacts after a play during the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
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Dec 21, 2022; Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) reacts after a play during the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
Worries mount for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers as another player joined the list of injured players. Moreover, the team is struggling to catch up in the Western Conference. During the game against the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers faced a crushing defeat. Firstly, the team played against the #1 seed without stars like James and Anthony Davis. Secondly, they lost another player to injury during the game. Following the unfortunate event, the fans took to Twitter to express their opinions on the Lakers’ injury worries.
Injuries are part and parcel of an athlete’s life but it affects the team if multiple star players are injured. As per reports from ESPN, currently, the Lakers have six players out on injury.
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During the Monday night game between the Lakers and Nuggets, guard Patrick Beverley sustained an injury on his right hip during the second quarter. Following the injury, he was ruled out for the rest of the game. Other than Beverley, the Lakers have James, Davis, Tony Brown, Lonnie Walker IV, and Austin Reaves on the injury list.
Following the injury, the fans took to Twitter and flooded in with reactions to the injury worries of the Lakers. Following are some reactions from NBA fans on Twitter.
Lakers are cursed
— AR-15 (@whiteboyAR15) January 10, 2023
6 players in the injury list…
— Camilo Colocho (@CamiloCol8) January 10, 2023
Maybe there's someone on the team that's a curse that's why year after year there's an injury bug
— RLP♐ (@SagittariRay) January 10, 2023
All because the mop up dudes don't know how to clean the floor 😭😭😭
— Alex ⛄🎄🎅🇵🇭🏀(19-22)(Depressed LAL Fan) (@Fire__Monkey23) January 10, 2023
Add Westbrook there too. With that dislocated pinky. GOOD JOB PELINKA on taking zero action to improve this roster when you had a chance. Especially in a west conference this wide open. Smfh
— E.P. the Dreamer (@EPtheDreamer) January 10, 2023
Darvin may have to jump in
— Mehraj Sekhon (@mehrajsekhwan) January 10, 2023
Gonna wake up to Isiah Thomas or Darren Collison 10 day
— Burt (@iamburtjarvis) January 10, 2023
Lakers head coach Darvin Ham addressed Beverley’s injury to the press after the game. He said, “We’ll wait and see what our medical staff say but they once they evaluate him in the morning.” However, the severity of the injury is yet to be disclosed.
The Lakers star Anthony missed a major part of the season due to his injury in the right foot. But, the reports suggest that the star could return to the hardwood sooner as the star showed encouraging improvements.
However, King James has been battling with a left ankle injury for a while now. James missed a few games this season due to ankle issues. These worrying injuries cost them their game against the Nuggets (122-109). However, Russell Westbrook put up a fight with his 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
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Will the injury issues affect the Lakers’ playoff dream? Let us know in the comments.
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