The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston Saturday night, ending LA's eight-game win streak.
They also lost superstar forward LeBron James to injury in the fourth quarter of the contest, as the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player exited with 6:44 left in regulation due to a left groin injury.
James' status is up in the air at the moment, but there are concerns about his availability for at least the Lakers' next game, which is against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
James, however, appeared to mitigate concerns about his status by saying that there was "not much concern" about his injury, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
For what it's worth, James seemed to project some calmness when he shared on Instagram that he was listening to English artist Jorja Smith's 2018 "Lost & Found" song.
The former NBA scoring champion wrote "Current Vibes" on the post.
LeBron James is listening to "Lost & Found" by Jorja Smith pic.twitter.com/eSl7EH0tIp
— Bronupdates (@Bronupdates) March 9, 2025
Before he exited the Celtics game, James was just an assist away from another triple-double, as he had 22 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in 35 minutes of action versus the reigning NBA champions.
Meanwhile, Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 34 points on 11-for-22 shooting from the floor.
Despite the loss to the Celtics and their drop to third place in the Western Conference standings behind the Oklahoma City Thunde and the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers are still in a great position to make the NBA Playoffs. They are 40-22, with 20 games left on their schedule in the 2024-25 NBA regular season.
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This story was originally published March 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM.