LeBron James Injured Again: A Look at Every Major Injury throughout his Career

After playing 16 seasons in the NBA, LeBron James is still going strong. Almost at the twilight of his career, James can still run and gun better than most young forwards in the league. He can pass, shoot, rebound and also completely lock down his opponent on the defensive side too. At age 36, LeBron is probably the only player to stay in such fine shape and regularly put on a show any given night.

Though the injury bug hasn’t bothered LeBron as much as it did to many superstars in the NBA, LeBron James has had his fair share of injuries too. Today we list down the major injuries LeBron has had over the years.

Though this list will turn out to be quite short as James will go down in the list of the best “Iron Men” in NBA history. And his longevity and health have played a huge role in it.


The last major injury LeBron faced was his groin injury in the 2019-2020 NBA season. He had just moved onto the Los Angeles Lakers from the Cleveland Cavaliers and had promised a ring to the city of angels. LeBron promised to bring back the Lakers to its glory days but due to a groin injury, LeBron had to miss out a substantial time due to rehabilitation and the Lakers went on to miss the playoffs once again. This groin injury nagged LeBron through 2019 and most of 2020 as well. However, LeBron James came back stronger than ever as he always does and fulfilled the promise he had made to the city of Los Angeles by winning the 2020 NBA championship and indeed bringing back the team and the city to its glory days.

Other than the groin injury to LeBron, he hasn’t faced any major injury that has kept him out of the lineup however, LeBron’s left ankle has known to give him problems from back in his days as a member of the Miami Heat. While playing the Los Angeles Clippers, James tweaked his ankle and could be seen in agony. Though he made a three on the very same play, it was evident that this was something LeBron could not just walk off. Since then, James has often missed out on games to rest his ankle whenever it starts acting up from time to time.

LeBron will definitely go down as one of the most durable and resilient players in NBA history and rightfully so. LeBron works out with the best trainers in the world by pushing his body to its limits. He is also very cautious towards his diet, planning his meals accordingly to his workout regime except for ‘Taco Tuesday’.

But all in all, if LeBron keeps the same pace over the next few years, he will be one of those players who gracefully aged in the NBA while still contributing instead of accepting a smaller bench role. One of the best examples of the players who graced beautifully is Tim Duncan. Spurs head coach realized Tim’s time was coming and put him on load management which extended his career a couple of years more. 

Not that Lakers LeBron James seems in the need for it but after a while, load management will become vital for him to extend his career to the maximum while also avoiding injuries.