LeBron James hasn’t had the smooth follow-up to the Lakers title season that he wanted. Injuries and some inconsistent play on the court caused Los Angeles to enter the final night of the NBA season in need of some help to avoid the play-in tournament. Unfortunately for the Lakers they didn’t get that help and will be the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference play-in seed. They’ll be taking on Stephen Curry and the Warriors which will require a full strength team to overcome.
Los Angeles entered their regular-season finale against the Pelicans assuming they would be at full health no matter the final result. That was until LeBron James took possession, spun into the lane, and came up limping after the play. He wasn’t in serious pain by the looks of it, but he was clearly annoyed at the outcome of the play. He immediately checked out of the game and began pacing the sidelines. Replays made it appear like Likely trying to walk off whateve