LeBron James played his first game in the inaugural NBA In-Season tournament against the Phoenix Suns and after getting the win the 19-time All-Star shared his thoughts event's prize money
LeBron James shared his honest opinion on the financial gain for whoever wins the NBA In-Season tournament.
“It feels great because it’s an In-Season Tournament win, we’ll take that for sure. There's $500,000 on the line, so we're going for that,” the 19-time All-Star chuckled. READ MORE: LeBron James' reaction to Dillon Brooks showdown proves NBA great's mindset The four-time NBA champion had another impressive performance, dropping 32 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead the Lakers to a 122-119 win.
Lakers fans were worried when James injured his shin in the first quarter. He looked in pain as he jogged back with a slight limp to the visitor's locker room at Footprint Center. However, it did not prevent him from returning to the action and leading his team, but the former league MVP was in some discomfort after the game and said his shin was feeling sore."It never loosened up," James said. " pretty much locked up right then and there.
They made 12 of their 27 shots from behind the three-point line and grabbed three offensive rebounds before James found Cam Reddish who drained a three from the corner to push them up five with a minute remaining. It was the Lakers first win in a four-gam road trip that saw them beaten in Orlando, Miami and Houston.
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