LeBron James has missed the Los Angeles Lakers’ last five games with a left adductor strain suffered on Nov. 9.
L.A. has gone 3-2 since he has been out, which amazingly enough is significantly better than they had fared with him.
That said, everyone obviously still wants James back. He has remained in the headlines with that video of his reaction to seeing Savannah in the stands, but the world is a better place when he is in the news cycle for his on-the-court heroics.
On Thursday, one enterprising Lakers fan made an interesting observation while watching Cameroon play in the 2022 World Cup:
so this why LeBron been out the last 5 games pic.twitter.com/WZaVWMgqOz
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 24, 2022
An absolutely legendary tweet.
With NBA Twitter being what it is nowadays, the responses poured in immediately:
He was staying ready 😂😂😂 https://t.co/AgSwz4qqgh
— 🐞yonny🍀 (@byllyonny) November 24, 2022
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I tear https://t.co/AgSwz4qqgh
— 🐞yonny🍀 (@byllyonny) November 24, 2022
Lmaooo nah this is crazy https://t.co/bZ8xmwfIaY
— Lou (@acemamba11) November 24, 2022
Uncanny. https://t.co/A6A25TXyOB
— T. (@clydesaIvatore) November 24, 2022
LeVersatile https://t.co/vBs5MIR6w4
— @ (@ymuIIa) November 24, 2022
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO https://t.co/49TOuS4A6M
— aalia (@aaliamua) November 24, 2022
LMFAOOO https://t.co/uKr7GZQp5z
— Niggarys Targaryen (@KingDemiGodd) November 24, 2022
Crying 😭 https://t.co/IBJF46cTaQ
— Brother Lawal (@scrnager) November 24, 2022
the balding and all😂😂😂 https://t.co/C0TVWiS1Ow
— jR💚 (@tybg513) November 24, 2022
it’s fine, were winning games without him somehow 💀 https://t.co/19mQ3pRayn
— c⃠ (@Calvin_Aurelio) November 24, 2022
Big picture, the Lakers need James back.
His return appears to be on the horizon, though it isn’t quite clear when he will officially step back on the floor.
Steph couldn’t believe his ears. https://t.co/kTiZ1cWrpx
— Game 7 (@game7__) November 24, 2022
Los Angeles has gotten off to a rough start this year, but there are some potential moves that could change the course of this season.
Will James and the Lakers be able to return to some semblance of normalcy and greatness before the 2022-23 season gets away from them?
Time will tell.
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A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
