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Four news in the NBA, James sprained ligament, famous commentators expressed dissatisfaction with him!

9:23am, 10 May 2025Basketball

1. James suffered a ligament sprain

According to ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin, James suffered a second-degree sprain in the medial collateral ligament of the left knee in the final game against the Timberwolves series, and the injury will take 3-5 weeks to recover. James' injury occurred when the fourth quarter was 8 minutes and 39 seconds left, when the Timberwolves Divincenzo collided with James' left knee while covering Randle's catch, causing the latter's injury. However, James did not end up at that time, but insisted on finishing the game.

Although he is 40 years old, James can be regarded as a master of physical management. In the regular season of this season, he played 70 games, making him the second highest attendance rate in seven seasons, second only to the 71 games last season. After entering the playoffs, James played in all five games of the series and handed over a comprehensive data average of 25.4 points, 9 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2 steals, and 1.8 blocks per game. What's even more rare is that James averaged 40.8 minutes in the playoffs this season, ranking 7th in the league. For a veteran who has played in the league for 22 seasons, it is very rare to have such a performance!

2. The Spurs confirmed the new head coach

According to ESPN reporter Shams Charania, the Spurs will hire the team's assistant coach Mickey John as the team's new head coach. Since Popovich suffered a stroke last year, Johnson has served as the interim coach of the Spurs, and he has completed the transition well when the team is full of internal and external troubles. Previously, Johnson had been an assistant coach in the Spurs for ten years and had won the true legend of Popovich, and the Spurs' move was also considered a continuation of Popovich's coaching philosophy. In addition, the Spurs officially announced the new appointment of Popovich. After resigning as the team's head coach, he will serve as the team's full-time operation president and still plays an important position in the Spurs!

3. The Grizzlies have confirmed that the team's head coach

The Grizzlies have officially announced that they will become the team's interim coach Omas Isalo and serve as the team's new head coach. Since Isalo served as the team's interim coach in March, the team finally entered the playoffs as eighth in the West, and the team's management also highly recognized Isalo's coaching ability. It is worth noting that Isalo became the first Finnish NBA head coach in history. He had rich coaching experience in Europe and won the best coach of the year.

4. The famous commentator angrily criticized James' injury situation

After James was exposed to fighting with injuries, sports commentator Skip Bayless updated Twitter today and expressed his dissatisfaction with James' injury situation. He said, "LeBron is really interesting. Almost every time he fails in the playoffs, he always finds an excuse for injury. This situation is usually a smoke bomb released by Ricky Paul. This injury was caused by an accidental collision. Is this to prove that he did not fall in the game?" It is worth noting that Skip Bayless is also the famous James. He has always been not very friendly to James. He has made many remarks criticizing James to vent his dissatisfaction and make himself the focus and focus. Obviously, Skip Bayless understands traffic!

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