LeBron James' Injury Status vs. Brooklyn Nets Revealed

The Los Angeles Lakers will likely be without LeBron James vs. the Brooklyn Nets

Joey Linn | Nov 13, 2022

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is currently dealing with a groin injury that is expected to sidelined him for Sunday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets. The current status for James is doubtful, but the expectation is that he will not play.

The Nets have been playing much better basketball lately, coincidentally in the absence of Kyrie Irving, and will be a tough matchup for this Lakers group. Already 2-10 on the season, the Lakers are in trouble. With LeBron James banged up, things are not looking great for this group.

For Brooklyn, they are in a very odd spot themselves, but have found ways to win despite this. Having just fired Steve Nash, the Nets dealt with a lot of controversy during their head coaching search. Some of this was caused by their connection to Ime Udoka, and the rest was caused by Kyrie Irving. The team has since promoted Jacque Vaughn to be the full-time head coach, and things on the Irving front may be resolving as well.

While all of this has gone on, Kevin Durant has been playing at an elite level, helping the Nets get pull to one game under .500 on the season. Coming off a solid win vs. the LA Clippers, Brooklyn will look to make it a sweep in LA vs. the Lakers on Sunday.

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Published Nov 13, 2022

JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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