Lakers coach JJ Redick said James’ hip injury typically has a recovery period of 1-2 weeks. James scored 38 points in the Game 3 road loss to the Timberwolves on April 25, exactly two weeks after suffering the injury. He was also sidelined for two weeks from early to mid-March because of a strained left groin.

Lakers star LeBron James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's Game 5 loss to the Timberwolves, a source told ESPN.

Had the Los Angeles Lakers survived Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and kept their season alive, the team would have faced an uphill battle in Game 6. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin,