On Feb. 26, the Los Angeles Lakers scored a big road win over the Dallas Mavericks, but they lost LeBron James to a right foot injury.
After James spent several days reportedly consulting with doctors, the team announced he had a tendon injury and that he would be reevaluated in a few weeks. Reports surfaced a few days ago that Los Angeles was hoping to have him back for the last few days of the regular season, but he unexpectedly returned in Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, which was earlier than anyone could’ve anticipated lately.
He was somewhat rusty, but, overall, he did fine. He played 30 minutes off the bench and scored an efficient 19 points to go along with eight rebounds and three assists.
The Lakers were tight-lipped about the nature of James’ injury, but after Sunday’s game, James was candid about the nature of his ailment.
LeBron James says his foot injury was actually a torn tendon, via @jovanbuha.
The doctors said he healed from the injury faster than “they’ve ever seen.” pic.twitter.com/Kq97NEkpRH
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 26, 2023
A torn tendon in one’s foot can take as long as 12 weeks to heal. Instead, James missed four. That makes one wonder how he was able to return so quickly.
Teammate Dennis Schroder implied recently that James was nearing a return and that the four-time MVP had seen a doctor in Germany, a nation that has become known for cutting-edge treatments such as Regenokine.