{"id":642811,"date":"2026-03-06T09:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/642811\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:03:12","slug":"lebron-james-on-how-his-hurt-elbow-felt-after-thursdays-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/642811\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James on how his hurt elbow felt after Thursday’s loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> fell behind very early on Thursday to the Denver Nuggets<\/a>, and despite making a couple of rallies, they ultimately fell short by a final score of 120-113<\/a>. To add injury to insult, two of their starters got hurt during the game.<\/p>\n

Early on, center Deandre Ayton had to leave and was later ruled out due to knee soreness, an ailment he had previously dealt with recently. Late in the game, LeBron James took a nasty spill right after making a layup and hurt his elbow. He exited the game and returned a little later, but he admitted afterward<\/a> that it was still hurting him.<\/p>\n

“It’s pretty sore right now,” James said. “Feeling like one of them funny bone situations, but super more intense.”<\/p>\n

There were times during the game when the Lakers were upset with the officiating. Luka Doncic was hit with his 15th technical foul at one point, which left him one technical foul away from an automatic one-game suspension. James implied that he felt<\/a> Nikola Joki\u0107 should’ve been called for a foul when he fell and banged his elbow.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s the same [expletive]. \u2018Marginal.\u2019 It\u2019s the same [expletive]. It\u2019s, it\u2019s, it\u2019s \u2026 whatever. That\u2019s all they keep saying is, \u2018marginal.\u2019 I\u2019m so [expletive] tired of that word.”<\/p>\n

James ended up with 16 points on 7-of-11 field-goal shooting, five rebounds, eight assists, three steals and one block. In the first quarter, he hit a turnaround jumper to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most made field goals<\/a> in NBA history.<\/p>\n

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The Lakers won’t have much time to rest. They will return home to host the Indiana Pacers<\/a> on Friday, and they will then play a Sunday matinee game against the surging New York Knicks.<\/p>\n

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