{"id":418779,"date":"2023-02-26T19:02:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T19:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=418779"},"modified":"2023-02-26T19:10:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T19:10:37","slug":"lebron-james-injury-updates-will-lakers-make-it-to-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/lebron-james-injury-updates-will-lakers-make-it-to-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Injury Updates: Will Lakers Make It To Playoffs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers are without a doubt one of the NBA&#8217;s underachieving teams. It&#8217;s difficult to write that, especially after they won the NBA Championship in October of 2022, just over two years ago. James&#8217;s injury is making it impossible!<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers have been an NBA team that has been a veritable rollercoaster of emotions during the LeBron James era. In the summer of 2018, James joined the Lakers and immediately elevated the team&#8217;s chances of winning a title. Expectations were sky high, but LeBron&#8217;s first season with the purple and gold was, to put it mildly, a letdown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will the Lakers make the playoffs? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>(via NBA Today) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IWz39tQO2L\">pic.twitter.com\/IWz39tQO2L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/1628851181811376128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>LeBron James Injury Updates: Will He Make It To Playoffs?<\/h2>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks will square off against one other on Sunday in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James is labelled as probable for the contest despite having a foot ailment on the injury report (four-time NBA Champion). This suggests that he will most likely start the game.<\/p>\n<p>James is in the middle of his 20th season in the NBA and turned 38 in December.<\/p>\n<p>That said, he is still among the ten best players in the league and comes into the day with averages of 29.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 7.0 assists per contest in 46 games (while shooting 50.3% from the field).\u00a0This is his fifth season playing for the Lakers, and it&#8217;s been an up-and-down tenure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The national media switch up is here!!!<\/p>\n<p>Let the Lakers win on Sunday vs. the Mavs and watch what happens next.. \ud83e\udd1e<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wo53E2bZPq\">pic.twitter.com\/Wo53E2bZPq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83e\udd89 Lakers Vino (@VinoUncorked) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinoUncorked\/status\/1629591584818724867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2018 and 2022, they missed the postseason, but in 2020 the Lakers won the NBA Championship over the Miami Heat (they lost in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs).<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the Lakers are the 13th seed in the Western Conference with a 28-32 record in 60 games. They are only 1.5 games out of the tenth seed, which is the final play-in tournament spot.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last ten games, the Lakers are 5-5, and they are in the middle of a two-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE LAKERS ARE 1.5 GAMES BACK FROM THE 10TH SEED AND 2.5 BACK   FROM THE 7TH SEED. WE ARE MAKING THE PLAYOFFS! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tGwEPE7ong\">pic.twitter.com\/tGwEPE7ong<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LakersLead\/status\/1628996454663454720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Will the Lakers miss the 2023 NBA Playoffs?<\/h2>\n<p>As of Feb. 26, the Lakers have a 40 per cent chance of making the 2023 NBA Playoffs, <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/2023-nba-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to FiveThirtyEight&#8217;s projections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-article-section\">Basketball Reference&#8217;s playoff probabilities report\u00a0isn&#8217;t nearly as confident in Los Angeles&#8217; chances, giving James and his teammates a 10.2 per cent chance to reach the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hide-article-content\">Neither model views the Lakers as a serious threat to winning the NBA championship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Call it now: will Lakers make the playoffs? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L3Rk9DwpS2\">pic.twitter.com\/L3Rk9DwpS2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LakeShowYo\/status\/1628515176759848960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"hide-article-content\">Lakers remaining schedule<\/h2>\n<p class=\"hide-article-content\">Some good news for Lakers fans: Los Angeles has the ninth-easiest remaining schedule strength in the league, per Tankathon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hide-article-content\">The Lakers will play 12 of their final 22 games at Crypto.com Arena, including separate five-game homestands in early and late March.<\/p>\n<table class=\"hide-article-content\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Opponent<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Time (ET)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb. 26<\/td>\n<td>at Mavericks<\/td>\n<td>3:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feb. 28<\/td>\n<td>at Grizzlies<\/td>\n<td>7:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 1<\/td>\n<td>at Thunder<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 3<\/td>\n<td>vs. Timberwolves<\/td>\n<td>10:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 5<\/td>\n<td>vs. Warriors<\/td>\n<td>3:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 7<\/td>\n<td>vs. Grizzlies<\/td>\n<td>10 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 10<\/td>\n<td>vs. Raptors<\/td>\n<td>10:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 12<\/td>\n<td>vs. Knicks<\/td>\n<td>9 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 14<\/td>\n<td>at Pelicans<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 15<\/td>\n<td>at Rockets<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 17<\/td>\n<td>vs. Mavericks<\/td>\n<td>10:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 19<\/td>\n<td>vs. Magic<\/td>\n<td>9:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 22<\/td>\n<td>vs. Suns<\/td>\n<td>10 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 24<\/td>\n<td>vs. Thunder<\/td>\n<td>10:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 26<\/td>\n<td>vs. Bulls<\/td>\n<td>3:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 29<\/td>\n<td>at Bulls<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>March 31<\/td>\n<td>at Timberwolves<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 2<\/td>\n<td>at Rockets<\/td>\n<td>7 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 4<\/td>\n<td>at Jazz<\/td>\n<td>9 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 5<\/td>\n<td>at Clippers<\/td>\n<td>10 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 7<\/td>\n<td>vs. Suns<\/td>\n<td>10:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>April 9<\/td>\n<td>vs. Jazz<\/td>\n<td>3:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt\u2019s 23 of the most important games of my career for a regular season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; LeBron James on the upcoming Lakers playoff push<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CK1Z2mKLYX\">pic.twitter.com\/CK1Z2mKLYX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lakers Daily (@LakersDailyCom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LakersDailyCom\/status\/1627448561792335872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"hide-article-content\">NBA standings 2023<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"hide-article-content\">Western Conference<\/h3>\n<table class=\"hide-article-content\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Seed<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Record<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Games Back<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td>Nuggets<\/td>\n<td>42-19<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td>Grizzlies<\/td>\n<td>36-23<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<td>Kings<\/td>\n<td>34-25<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td>Suns<\/td>\n<td>33-28<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<td>Clippers<\/td>\n<td>33-29<\/td>\n<td>9.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6.<\/td>\n<td>Mavericks<\/td>\n<td>32-29<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7.<\/td>\n<td>Timberwolves<\/td>\n<td>31-31<\/td>\n<td>11.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.<\/td>\n<td>Jazz<\/td>\n<td>31-31<\/td>\n<td>11.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.<\/td>\n<td>Warriors<\/td>\n<td>30-30<\/td>\n<td>11.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10.<\/td>\n<td>Pelicans<\/td>\n<td>30-31<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>Thunder<\/td>\n<td>28-31<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>Trail Blazers<\/td>\n<td>28-31<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Lakers<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>28-32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>13.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>Spurs<\/td>\n<td>14-47<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>Rockets<\/td>\n<td>13-46<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TjN_SbgRFyY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NBA UPDATES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dwight Howard Among 12 People Ejected After On Court Brawl During Taiwan\u2019s Basketball League\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/dwight-howard-among-12-people-ejected-after-on-court-brawl-during-taiwans-basketball-league\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dwight Howard Among 12 People Ejected After On Court Brawl During Taiwan\u2019s Basketball League<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers are without a doubt one of the NBA&#8217;s underachieving teams. It&#8217;s difficult to write that, especially after they won the NBA Championship in October of 2022, just over two years ago. James&#8217;s injury is making it impossible! The Lakers have been an NBA team that has been a veritable rollercoaster of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":394330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,51],"tags":[3521,5444,16,5441,5442,5443,2215],"class_list":["post-418779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-los-angeles-lakers","category-nba","tag-lakers-news","tag-lakers-playoffs","tag-lebron-james","tag-lebron-james-injured","tag-lebron-james-injury-updates","tag-lebron-james-playoffs","tag-nba-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}