LeBron James leaves All-Star Game with hand injury

 Earlier than exiting, James scored 13 factors off 6-of-11 capturing from the sphere, ending 1-of-5 from 3-point land, with 4 assists and one rebound. 

Whereas James’ harm in all probability is not severe, he did enter Sunday’s All-Star Recreation with a foot injury. The harm, which brought on him to overlook three of the Lakers’ final 4 video games earlier than the break, led many to invest why James competed within the All-Star festivities. 

Early this week, on “The Hoop Collective,” ESPN’s Dave McMenamin stated some inside the Lakers have been already questioning why the workforce performed James for thus many minutes whereas nonetheless nursing an harm. 

“Among the individuals I communicate to across the workforce, let’s put it that method, have been like, ‘What are we doing right here, enjoying him 40 minutes once more?’” McMenamin stated. “‘We’ll run him into the bottom.’ And it is not essentially minutes. It is the minutes whereas a participant is coping with one thing that is been pervasive.” 

James wasn’t the one casualty on All-Star Weekend. Giannis Antetokoumpo of the Milwaukee Bucks additionally left Sunday’s All-Star Recreation with a pre-existing wrist injury. 

Very similar to James, Antetokoumpo suffered his harm similarly whereas blocking a shot Thursday night time in opposition to the Chicago Bulls.