According to the Los Angeles Lakers, confirmed by ESPN’s Shams Charania, LeBron James is out for at least the next week or two after suffering a strained groin.

The injury occurred midway through the fourth quarter of their game against the Boston Celtics. After sustaining the injury, James was ruled out for the remainder of the contest.

For Los Angeles fans, LeBron says this injury isn’t as severe as his 2018 groin injury, which cost him multiple weeks of playing time.

LeBron’s Lakers are 40-22 on the season, with them holding the 2nd seed in the West.

According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, the Los Angeles Lakers grew “frustrated” with LeBron James and Anthony Davis complaining about upgrading the roster.

It grew when the two stars began publicly airing their concerns and frustrations. LeBron always believed they were a move or two away from legit contention, while Davis wanted to go back to playing power forward once they acquired a center.

The organization took it into its hands to solve the complaints by trading Davis to get Luka Doncic.

Los Angeles felt that Davis, who is 31 years old, wasn’t a “1-A” talent and couldn’t be trusted due to his durability and availability issues.

Marc Stein reports that the Dallas Mavericks were only interested in Davis, not LeBron James. Dallas came to Los Angeles with the deal, as general manager Nico Harrison has strong ties to Davis due to their relationship at Nike.

According to Shams Charania, LeBron James is likely out for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

James has been dealing with foot soreness for a while now and will have an extended break to help him recover. LeBron last played on December 6th against the Atlanta Hawks, where he had a 30-point triple-double.

JJ Redick said LeBron has been “gassed” recently and needed a break, which the Los Angeles Lakers granted. Los Angeles gave him an excused absence.

“In game, he’s asked for a sub a couple times because he’s gassed,” JJ Redick said Wednesday. “For us, we have to be cognizant as we play more and more games, just the cumulative effect of playing a lot of minutes and Sunday, being banged up with the foot thing, it felt like a good opportunity for him to get some rest.”

If LeBron plays this Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies, he would have had eight days of rest. However, if LeBron is ruled out for that home game, then the next game to play would be on December 19th.

Los Angeles takes on the Sacramento Kings on the 19th for anyone curious. LeBron would also have almost two weeks to rest if given Sunday off.

In 23 games this season, the 39-year-old (soon to be 40) averages 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 9.1 assists in 35.0 minutes.