Heat's LeBron James suffers broken nose

The Heat announced Friday that forward LeBron James suffered a broken nose during Miami's 103-81 road win over Oklahoma City on Thursday. The four-time MVP

The Heat announced Friday that forward LeBron James suffered a broken nose during Miami's 103-81 road win over Oklahoma City on Thursday. The four-time MVP will be listed as a game-time decision when Miami hosts Chicago on Sunday.

The injury occurred midway through the fourth quarter with Miami leading 88-74. James took a shot to the face from Thunder forward Serge Ibaka as he completed a dunk in traffic.

On the play, James attacked the paint from the left angle, driving hard to his right to gain a step on Ibaka. Rising in the paint, he climbed the ladder over the top of Ibaka to finish a "throw dunk" before he appeared to absorb a hand to the face from Ibaka during his follow-through.

LeBron James suffered a broken nose against the Thunder. (Layne Murdoch/Getty Images)

James immediately fell to the court on the baseline and looked face down at the hardwood as the blood poured. Play stopped shortly thereafter and he was attended to by his teammates and medical staffers.

"He’s got a swollen nose right now," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game, adding that James passed a concussion test. "It’s sore. We’ll reevaluate him when we get back to Miami.”

Although James did not address reporters after the game, he joked on Twitter that he might have to wear a mask like Bane, the villain in Batman.

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James has played in 52 of the Heat's 53 games this season. He sat out a December game against the Blazers in Portland with a minor groin strain.