The right ankle injury LeBron James suffered in the first half Saturday at Staples Center left the Lakers without three starters against the resurgent Atlanta Hawks, putting the rest of Los Angeles’ group in a dire circumstance. He had been injured less than a minute earlier when Hawks forward Solomon Hill tumbled onto his right leg, rolling James’ ankle. The 99-94 loss to the Hawks, who have won eight in a row, had the Lakers repeating what seems like their motto for months:Advertisement“Next man up. × The Lakers lost to the Atlanta Hawks 99-94 on March 20, 2021, during a game in which LeBron James was injured. Forward Kyle Kuzma, who started the second half in place of James, was philosophical about how the Lakers will go about things without James, Davis and Gasol.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 21, 2021 01:16 UTC