LeBron James attracted a flame on Sunday evening when he announced 90 minutes before the NBA star match, he was ready to denounce that he would go to play on a foot number.
Los Angeles Lakers star said the mini tournament is missing with discomfort of the feet and ankle. This ended his sequence of 20 consecutive appearances in the star match. TNT’s hosts seemed dismayed by James’ late decision.
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The Golden State Warriors Draymond Green striker, n ° 23, prepares to shoot as Cleveland goalkeeper Donovan Mitchell, # 45, look during the skills challenge at the NBA Basketball All-Star Saturday Night Festivities on Saturday, February 15 2025 in San Francisco. (AP photo / Godofredo A. Vásquez)
“I think ‘Bron may have helped someone else and said it earlier,” said Golden State Warriors striker Draymond Green, via a horrible announcement.
The former NBA star Jalen Rose added that James “had taken a place from someone’s list.”
It was the first time that James had missed a star match since 2004. He had to play for the Shaquille O’Neal team in the new star match format. The team was then at seven players – Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard and James Harden.
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Los Angeles Lakers striker LeBron James speaks at a press conference before the NBA basketball star match on Sunday, February 16, 2025 in San Francisco. (AP photo / Godofredo A. Vásquez)
“I hoped that it would feel much better this morning, but that’s not where I want it to be,” said James. “And with 30 games to play and with us trying to make a push in playoffs in nature, the wild, the west, I have the impression that it is very important for me to take care of me and Understand what is happening.
“So, I will not say that it is the interview, but it is the interview,” he said. “At the same time, I have to monitor myself with regard to this injury with which I have been dealing for years.”
James said he would resume the rehabilitation of the injury on Monday and hoped to play on Wednesday when the Lakers will return from the break to compete with the Charlotte Hornets.
Shaq’s OGS player LeBron James, # 23, is on the field in street clothes during match 2 of the NBA stars match at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday, February 16, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo / Bay Area News Group via AP)
He has an average of 24.3 points, 9 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game this season.
