TORONTO -- LeBron James' friends were texting him during the Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets game Wednesday night and not getting any replies.
That's because James was asleep by 10 p.m., part of a multi-day effort to recover from the beating his body took over a grueling two-week series with the Indiana Pacers. James got nine hours of sleep and was doing almost non-stop recovery methods during the time he was awake.
James was so focused on refreshing himself that he underwent cupping therapy, something he hasn't used for years. The technique uses suction cups across the body in an effort to promote healing.