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LeBron James of the LA Lakers might be the latest player to get bit by the injury bug this season. James limped back to the bench in the first quarter after bumping into Kevin Durant's knee with around four minutes remaining. So, what happened to LeBron James after the hit from Kevin Durant?
The Lakers were down by five points with 4:22 left in the first quarter. James drove to the basket but lost the ball. He recovered and did a spin move on Durant. However, "The King" hit his left knee on KD's right knee and was in pain later.
Here's the video of the play:
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LeBron James still took two free throws, making one of them, before getting taken off the game.
LA Lakers team personnel began working on his knee, stretching and massaging the area for the rest of the quarter. James returned to the floor at the start of the second quarter.
Despite the painful injury, "King James" showed no signs of slowing down in the second quarter. James scored 14 points since suffering the injury to finish with 19 points, two rebounds and three assists in the first half with the LA Lakers down 63-55.
It was a valiant effort by James and the Lakers to trim the Suns' lead to just 12 points heading into the third quarter. He even made an insane reverse layup despite being hit in the face for the foul and one.
LeBron James leads Lakers to win over Suns
The LA Lakers played better in the second half of Friday's game to beat the Phoenix Suns 122-119.
LeBron James showed no effects of his knee injury from the first quarter, finishing with a team-high 32 points. He also had 11 rebounds and six assists, going 11-for-17 from the field.
The Lakers outscored the Suns 33-23 in the final frame, getting the lead early in the fourth quarter. Cam Reddish, who started in place of Austin Reaves, hit the dagger 3-point shot after missing the game-winner against the Miami Heat. Reddish contributed 17 points and made five 3-point shots.
Meanwhile, Kevin Durant had 38 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Bradley Beal added 24 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Eric Gordon contributed 13 points and three steals off the bench.
The win was the Lakers' first on the road and in the NBA In-Season Tournament. They're now 2-0 against the Suns.
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