{"id":123155,"date":"2025-06-25T09:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/123155\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:12:13","slug":"cavs-rumors-iman-shumpert-might-have-accidentally-broken-lebron-james-injury-news-from-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/123155\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavs rumors: Iman Shumpert might have accidentally broken LeBron James injury news from 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Cavs rumors: Iman Shumpert might have accidentally broken LeBron James injury news from 2015<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Iman Shumpert<\/a> divulged some details about a potential LeBron James<\/a> surgery (when they were Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> teammates) that had not been previously known.<\/p>\n

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In the aftermath of the Oklahoma City Thunder\u2019s Game 7 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, much was understandably made of the impact of Tyrese Haliburton\u2019s Achilles injury<\/a> in the first quarter of the game. But injuries, sometimes severe and devastating ones, ultimately dictate which way the Finals go.<\/p>\n

Shumpert knows that all too well. In 2015, after the New York Knicks traded him to the Cavs at midseason, Shumpert made his first trip to the Finals as Cleveland rolled through the Eastern Conference playoffs. But injuries mounted, and in the Finals, it became too much for the Cavs to overcome league MVP Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n

While explaining the effect that injuries can have on a team\u2019s championship hopes, though, Shumpert may have revealed that<\/a> James had surgery on his back following the 2015 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo my standard, I don\u2019t feel like we should have lost the first championship in 2015. Kyrie [Irving] hurt his knee. I had my shoulder out of place. J.R. [Smith]\u2019s back was messed up. Kevin Love\u2019s back was messed up,\u201d Shumpert said before Windhorst corrected him on that Love had dislocated his shoulder, not injured his back, during the first round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI can\u2019t remember what LeBron\u2019s issue was, but I believe he went and got some back operation after that before the next season,\u201d Shumpert said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe might have just broken news, but we\u2019ll just move past that,\u201d Windhorst replied.<\/p>\n

If true, it would be intriguing considering James has long been considered one of the most durable players<\/a> and, for the most part, avoided undergoing surgeries. While he went under the knife this offseason<\/a> following an MCL sprain during the playoffs, he has otherwise \u2014 from what we\u2019ve seen, at least \u2014 stayed off the operating table.<\/p>\n

It would also make what he accomplished the following season all the more impressive. After leading the team to the best record in the East, James and the Cavs fell behind 3-1 in the Finals to the Warriors in a rematch. Despite the deficit, they won each of the final three games to win the NBA title and become the first team (and only so far) to come back from 3-1 in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

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James, 40, is the oldest player in the NBA and would become the first player in league history to play 23 seasons in the league if he, as expected, returns this fall for another season.<\/p>\n

Related: Cavaliers offered starter in Kevin Durant trade bid<\/a><\/p>\n

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