The Los Angeles Lakers made a statement with their win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, not just because they ran the reigning NBA champions out of their own building, but because they did it with LeBron James sidelined for a good chunk of the second half.
James suffered a groin injury with just under eight minutes left to go in the third quarter. At the time, the Lakers led the Warriors by 14 points.
Shortly after James exited the game, the Warriors went on a run and cut the deficit to just two points.