The Los Angeles Lakers’ best victory of the season came on Christmas Day as they defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors on the road. Unfortunately the win was marred by the strained groin suffered by superstar LeBron James in the third quarter of that game.
James has not suited up for the Lakers since and the team has struggled mightily in his absence. Tuesday marked three weeks since the injury occurred and while his return seems to be nearing, a comeback before this point was extremely unlikely.
According to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, James was told that returning in three weeks would be the best possible outcome:
“They told us three weeks was the best-case scenario,” James’ agent, Rich Paul, told The Athletic on Monday.