Another record-setting night for LeBron James featured a late injury scare, as he briefly received treatment on the bench in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Denver Nuggets.
James drove and hit a layup with just over 4 minutes to go, but he came down hard and immediately grasped at his elbow. The Amazon Prime cameras captured James saying ‘elbow’ and using some NSFW language as he was checked on.
Jaxson Hayes subbed in for James after the ensuing timeout and James received treatment from trainers while sitting on the bench, working his elbow area.
James’ basket had cut the Lakers’ deficit to 110-106 late. He returned to the court about two minutes later, with 2:05 on the clock and the Lakers trailing 112-111. James was removed for good with 22.3 seconds left
The Nuggets held on to win, 120-113.
Earlier in the contest, James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA record for most made field goals.
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