LeBron James exited with 6:44 remaining in the fourth quarter with what the Lakers are calling a left groin strain suffered in his team's 111-101 loss to the Celtics, a result that ended an eight-game winning streak.

Lakers star LeBron James pushes his combined career scoring total past 50,000 points, becoming the 1st NBA player to ever reach that threshold.

Head coach JJ Redick told reporters prior to Friday's game against the Denver Nuggets that LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes are all "very close" to returning. The question posed to Redick was whether all three of those players would be able to return within the next seven days,