James left knee injury caused heated discussion: He was ridiculed to use injury as an excuse. Lake Records says that all the Big Three will play with injuries

On May 3, the Lakers were eliminated 4-1 by the Timberwolves in the first round. After the Lakers were eliminated, James was diagnosed with a second-degree sprain of the left knee ligament. James insisted on playing G5 with an injury, and famous speakers mocked James for using injuries as an excuse for every time he was eliminated. Lakers reporters hit back and said that James was indeed injured, and Reeves and Doncic also insisted on playing with injuries.

According to Lakers' team reporter Dave McMenamin, James suffered a second-degree sprain in the medial collateral ligament of the left knee in the life and death battle of G5. If the series continues to G6, James will be unable to play due to injuries. His injury will take 3-5 weeks of recovery. James' injury occurred in the last quarter of G5. James collided with Divinchenzo, covered his left knee and fell to the ground in pain, and then limped. However, James only took more than one minute to return to the field and insisted on finishing the game.

According to US media reports, after the Lakers G5 was eliminated, James limped out of the arena and his knee was indeed injured. This season's playoffs, James played in all 5 games, averaging 40.8 minutes per game to score 25.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.8 blocks.

Regarding the injury of James, Skip tweeted: "LeBron is really funny. Almost every time he is eliminated in the playoffs, he will make an excuse, and it is usually Ritchie Paul 'leak'. This time the statement is that he sprained the MCL (medial collateral ligament) in an accidental collision. Is this time he was not a fake fall? Many netizens on Twitter are so suspicious."

continued: "We may never understand the truth, because the season has ended and he has no game to miss.

Lakers team reporter Dan Woike further reported: James' knee injury, Doncic's back injury, and Reeves played hard in the last two games of the series. He suffered a toe injury that lasted for several weeks that was not announced. If the Lakers really dragged the series to the sixth game, they would be full of wounds.

Some netizens questioned that the Lakers' Big Three were injured and played. Woike replied: The players were indeed injured, but they did play. Both of these are facts. The facts themselves are not necessarily excuses, and no one in the Lakers blamed the injury for losing the series.

Trevor Lane forwarded and commented: Dan was right. Facts can provide important background information for a result, not necessarily making excuses for this result.

Trevor Lane also said that Reeves' injury would require 2 to 4 weeks of rest, but he gritted his teeth and insisted on playing the game. It is said that on non-match days, he basically didn't walk, just to try his best to survive the entire playoffs.

In any case, the Lakers' season has ended. What decisions will James and Doncic make this summer and how Pelinka strengthens the lineup? Let's wait and see.