Lakers superstar LeBron James missed nearly six weeks with a high ankle sprain in his right ankle, and left the team’s loss against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night after his normal rotation in the fourth quarter, heading back for treatment and not returning. Multiple reports, including from The Athletic’s Shams Charania and from Lakers head coach Frank Vogel, cited “ankle soreness” as the reason LeBron left early.
Fans’ panic level was at about a 7/10.
On Monday, LeBron was ruled out for the second leg of a back to back vs. the Nuggets, with rumors that he had re-aggravated his ankle injury.