POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br><a href="https://www.foxsports.com/nba/lebron-james-player">LeBron James</a> headed to the locker room with a strained left groin in the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers-team">Los Angeles Lakers</a>' <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers-vs-boston-celtics-mar-08-2025-game-boxscore-42972" target="_blank" rel="noopener">111-101 loss</a> to the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/nba/boston-celtics-team">Boston Celtics</a> on Saturday. Now the 40-year-old superstar could be sidelined for "weeks," <a href="https://x.com/mcten/status/1898588855780983084?s=46&t=Wx7mFiBf0njLxfRiJsW5mg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to ESPN</a>.<br>James finished with 22 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists before exiting midway through the fourth quarter as the Lakers had their eight-game Los Angeles win streak.<br>This is not the first time James has dealt <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/nba/lebron-james-player-injuries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with a groin injury</a>. Most notably, he missed 17 straight games after suffering a tear in his left groin on Christmas Day in 2018. James said Saturday night that he does not believe his most recent injury is as bad as that one, <a href="https://x.com/mcten/status/1898595347288523084" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per ESPN</a>. <br>In his 22nd season, James has shown little signs of slowing down, averaging 25 points, 8.5 assists and 8.2 rebounds per game. Last week, he became the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/lebron-james-becomes-first-ever-player-eclipse-50000-career-nba-points" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first NBA player to score 50,000 career points</a>, postseason included. <br>With James in the locker room, the Lakers cut a 20-point, fourth-quarter deficit to single digits. But <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/nba/jayson-tatum-player">Jayson Tatum</a> and <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/nba/jaylen-brown-player">Jaylen Brown</a> scored Boston's final 12 points to preserve the win.<br>Luka Doncic had 34 points and eight rebounds in his first game in Boston since he and the Dallas Mavericks lost Game 5 of the NBA Finals as Boston clinched its 18th championship.<br>The Lakers (40-22) are currently the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. They will next visit Brooklyn on Monday and will likely be without James that night and in the near future. <br>L.A. will play eight games in the next two weeks, with five of those matchups coming against teams that are currently in the playoff picture. That includes a home-and-home against the Denver Nuggets, who lead the Lakers by a half-game in the standings.<br><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.</i><br><i>Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? </i><a href="https://www.foxsports.com/newsletter"><i><u>Create or log in to your FOX Sports account</u></i></a><i>, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!</i><br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxQTzlLX0txVnM1bnhNcTBHZEFzUV8yLURxU1J1TF9PN0hiSXBvcy1nWnN5M3d5dlptZGp5R2RHUlZKNHVYNVdKUDlfZlJzRW1jWkZjbVU1b3BIQ1NGMG5fN2R3WGs1a2pTYVpEeGNTMFJlZE54OFJtNDVzYnZBekdLUklMdXZVcm_SAYcBQVVfeXFMUHBiLWNnTUZvX3c3NmducWNpZjNYSjB4RnpBTE9pSHdTS2d6MGZ5bk9QUE9yVDB5Mkt0dzBZR0FyTVdac2otaG9ZMkdycnI0dnMtR0pLSTBmNHlpc09KemFFOGt4Tl9FZ0I3R2ZiVHRXN1Rzd3Z5WEV6d1VXOWlDMTZuOUxBMUxz?oc=5">source</a>
