Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James is expected to miss multiple games with a left groin strain, and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry says The King can't rush back from it.
Stephen Curry suffered a similar injury in November, forcing the two-time league MVP to miss 11 games because of it.
Curry offered his insight into the injury, via Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated:
“You got to take those first four or five days, that was what my experience was, to make sure you don’t do any more damage,” Curry told The Undefeated. “You have to let the healing process start. That is one you can’t really rush. That is how I felt because it was such a delicate area.
“The biggest frustration is that you get to a point where you are pain-free but you still have to be a little bit more cautious. I don’t know the severity [of LeBron’s injury], but becoming pain-free is just one step. And then you have to ramp up your load on the court to make sure everything you do won’t set you back. That is the one thing that you can’t afford with that injury, is to keep re-injuring it.”
LeBron James is built like Superman, but that doesn't mean his groin strain is going to heal faster than Curry's did. It is unknown how many games James is going to miss. Stephen Curry and LeBron have different bodies and pain tolerances.
In his first season with the Lakers, LeBron James is putting up stellar numbers per usual. The four-time league MVP is averaging 27.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game.
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