I think this is the most interesting part of the story.
Everyone knows that LeBron is hurt, but it isn’t as bad as it appeared to be, but a Warriors employee wasn’t feeling any sympathy for him.
After securing the defensive stop, Walton promptly called a timeout to get James off the floor. The Lakers’ marquee player tried to stretch out the injured area standing on the court, where he was seen saying, “I felt something pop.”
He continued stretching as he took a seat on the bench, but eventually decided to undergo an evaluation and he retreated to the locker room.
Opposing players typically head for the tunnel exit behind the basket near the Warriors’ bench because that’s where the visiting locker room is located. However, James took the tunnel behind the Lakers’ bench and had to walk all the way around the corridors of the arena to get to the locker room.
“Yeah, [an arena worker] told me to go that way. They made me take the long route” James told Yahoo Sports while laughing. “I know what they were doing.”
It appears at minimum LeBron will miss two games, but expect him back sooner than later.
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