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Lakers: Lottery Pick Suffers Injury While Guarding LeBron James

Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren tried his best on this play against Lakers LeBron James

Ryan Menzie

Lakers: Lottery Pick Suffers Injury While Guarding LeBron James
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The Seattle Pro-Am provided much hype and many great moments throughout the game. The gym was packed with fans and top NBA talents in LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Dejounte Murray, Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren providing for some explosive plays. 

One play included James throwing down a lob from Tatum to get the crowd roaring on a special moment. Another included Murray getting physical with Banchero and then helping him off the ground despite recent news circulating between the two of some "bad blood."

Unfortunately for the fans and players, the game had to get cut short due to condensation on the court. 

Prior to the game being shut down, Thunder fans were left holding their breath as the No. 2 overall pick Holmgren was left hobbling after a play against James. 

Holmgren went one-on-one against James and did a great job forcing a tough lay-up but seemed to land awkwardly and tweaked his ankle. The severity of the injury is yet to be determined, but he appeared to still jog down the court which points to a good sign. 

Luckily for Holmgren, being just 20-years-old has its perks of dealing when dealing with injuries and still being able to play through it. 

The 7-foot Holmgren is well on his way to make his name among the NBA's elite and has shown his tantalizing skillset during Las Vegas Summer League play. It would be a major blow to NBA fans to see Holmgren miss time, but chances are if you ask him he'd take a chance to guard James any day of the week. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Kobe Bryant  Favorite Moment: Kobe Bryant Final Game. Too many moments to choose from between Derek Fishers 0.4 second buzzer beater, the Lakers 3-peat or game seven against Boston, but can't beat a final memory like Kobe's final game. 

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