LeBron James’ 20th season came to an anticlimactic end on Monday when the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference finals by the Denver Nuggets.
It was clear by the end of Game 2 that the Nuggets were just the muchbetter group, however the Lakers kept battling difficult till the end, especially James, who had 31 points in the veryfirst half of Game 4.
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But throughout the playoffs, it was clear he was lessened, and lotsof hypothesized it was since of the right foot tendon injury he had suffered in late February that required him to missouton a month of action.
When he returned in late March, he stated he may requirement surgicaltreatment on the hurt foot after the season ends, and he appeared to verify that possibility after the Lakers were gotridof (h/t Lakers Daily).
Via ESPN:
“I’m going to get an MRI on it and see how the tendon either recovered or not recovered and go from there,” James told ESPN when asked if surgicaltreatment may be an alternative this summertime. “We’ll see what occurs.”
James endedup the playoffs averaging 24.5 points on 49.8% shooting