{"id":42476,"date":"2025-03-13T07:10:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T07:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=42476"},"modified":"2025-03-13T07:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T07:10:03","slug":"report-lebron-james-has-returned-to-los-angeles-per-medical-recommendation-as-he-continues-to-progress-well-from-a-groin-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=42476","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: LeBron James has returned to Los Angeles, per medical recommendation, as he continues to progress well from a groin strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/QzwQQZUeyGRg7HhRkecj_x59o6M=\/0x0:5263x3509\/1200x675\/filters:focal(1962x92:2804x934)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73958848\/2203882856.0.jpg\" alt=\"Lakers Injury Report: LeBron James back in LA, groin strain improving -  Silver Screen and Roll\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"quhGMg\">We\u2019ve got some positive injury news for the\u00a0Lakers. Shams Charania of ESPN reports that LeBron James is back in Los Angeles rehabbing his groin strain while the team finishes its road trip with back-to-back games in Milwaukee and Denver.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fkercB\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1899946515424072030&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silverscreenandroll.com%2F2025%2F3%2F12%2F24384464%2Flakers-injury-report-lebron-james-groin-strain-status-update&amp;sessionId=b921caa73cd85c31028e7d32d84ebd4339ac2eab&amp;siteScreenName=LakersSBN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1899946515424072030\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Lakers&#8217; LeBron James has returned to Los Angeles, per medical recommendation, as he continues to progress well from a groin strain with the team finishing road trip Thursday in Milwaukee and Friday in Denver, league sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 12, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"egc34V\">LeBron initially hurt his groin late in the fourth quarter against the\u00a0Celtics\u00a0on Saturday. The team failed to complete its comeback in that contest and lost its other game against the Nets on Monday without James.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XuVpy1\">Hearing that LeBron is back in LA and fully focused on his rehab is great news. While having him with the team undoubtedly helps, given his leadership and basketball genius, he can best help the Lakers by returning as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p id=\"s6a06Q\">With him back home and having all the time to focus on his rehab, hopefully, this means he will be back sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports indicated that LeBron could take\u00a01-2 weeks to recover\u00a0from this groin strain injury. If he can return within a week, he can play for the Lakers during their upcoming five-game homestand.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time LeBron has dealt with groin issues as a Laker. He\u00a0suffered a groin injury\u00a0back in 2022 and\u00a02020\u00a0and missed 17 straight games due to this kind of injury\u00a0back in 2018.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fmTLj3\">The 2018 injury was the worst one since the Lakers were the fourth seed when he got hurt and missed the playoffs partly because of LeBron\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n<p id=\"iUtXIs\">When LeBron got hurt this time, he said it reminded him of his 2018 groin injury, but luckily, he indicated that this strain isn\u2019t anywhere near as severe.<\/p>\n<div id=\"3M5km1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1898597254212030464&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silverscreenandroll.com%2F2025%2F3%2F12%2F24384464%2Flakers-injury-report-lebron-james-groin-strain-status-update&amp;sessionId=b921caa73cd85c31028e7d32d84ebd4339ac2eab&amp;siteScreenName=LakersSBN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1898597254212030464\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>LeBron James says he thought about his groin tear on Christmas Day in his first season with the Lakers after injuring it again Saturday but that this injury isn\u2019t as severe. He\u2019s hopeful but still a lot to figure out.\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/DNjC0RyOmw<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) March 9, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"C1ZL6B\">This is a step in the right direction for James, but caution is needed to ensure he is ready to return. At 40, LeBron is the oldest player in the NBA, and every injury he suffers must be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p id=\"z9Y5i0\">Hopefully, the Lakers can survive through this upcoming stretch of games without Lebron, and when he comes back, he\u2019s 100% healthy and ready for the postseason push.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve got some positive injury news for the\u00a0Lakers. 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