LeBron James Health, Injury Updates & History

Listed as questionable for Tuesday's game vs Minnesota with elbow and foot injuries, James suffered ...

James suffered a left elbow injury during the fourth quarter and was unable to finish Thursday's game against Denver, he was able to check back in with 2:05 remaining, but then wasn't on the court for the final few possessions. The Lakers play a back-to-back vs the Pacers tonight and his status will be monitored before the game if he is available or not.

An NBA player entering year 23 is uncharted territory, especially when a player has played as many minutes as LeBron James has. For the first time in his career, James is set to miss Opening Night as he has been diagnosed with sciatica and will be re-evaluated 3-4 weeks into the regular season. It’s not unprecedented for LeBron to miss significant time, but this is the earliest in a season he’ll miss time during an important time for the Lakers when they have to try to build chemistry with a new roster.

Listed as a Game Time Decision for Tuesday's game vs Oklahoma City with the left groin strain he's been nursing since mid-March, it is the first night of a back-to-back and he could be resting ahead of Wednesday's game in Dallas

Has shown encouraging signs towards a return from his groin injury and he is hopeful to play on Saturday vs Chicago in his first action since March 8th

Is expected to miss at least one more week, but has been upgraded to day-to-day and was seen conducting an on-court workout before Sunday's game, signaling he's progressing towards a return, head coach JJ Redick has said James is close to returning

Expected to miss at least 2 weeks due to a groin strain suffered on March 8, it is expected the Lakers will be cautious with his return to reduce the reinjury risk and the Lakers in a strong position to make the playoffs.

Exited, Saturday's game vs the Celtics with a left groin strain, the timeline for his return isn't known yet but the initial thoughts seem to be that it could be a matter of weeks, not days, he will continue to be monitored as updates come in, he last experience a significant groin injury in 2018 on Christmas day when he missed 35 days and 17 games

Listed as questionable with foot and ankle discomfort, the same issue that sidelined him for the NBA All-Star game, he's been on the injury list nearly every day this season with this issue and it's possible the Lakers may get him some extra rest time vs Charlotte on Wednesday

He missed some time that was deemed personal reasons, but he is dealing with a lingering foot injury that he will seemingly be dealing with for the rest of the season, per LeBron James, the foot injury “is an everyday thing”, it might cost him some games during the regular season, but this isn’t the kind of injury that would keep him out of playoff games