A Christmas Day game with LeBron James on the court was put into doubt this weekend when the Los Angeles Lakers superstar missed his first game of the season and was listed as day-to-day.
James did not take the court Sunday against the Denver Nuggets due to a thoracic muscle strain around his rib cage and a nagging groin issue, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. He was doubtful before the game and reportedly played through the pain in the two games previous.
The Lakers will play their arena-mate Los Angeles Clippers in a much-anticipated Christmas Day matchup and James’ injury put a question mark on if all the stars would align.