Lakers Star LeBron James Makes Announcement On Instagram

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs to the Minnesota Timberwolves (in five games).

After the series concluded, ESPN's Dave McMenamin reported injury news about James.

Via McMenamin (on May 2): "Story filed to http://ESPN.com: LeBron James suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee from his collision with Donte DiVincenzo in Wednesday’s Game 5, a league source told ESPN. The injury entails a 3-5 week recovery timeline."

On Monday, James announced an update on Instagram.

His post had over 250,000 likes in two hours.

James wrote: "Man it felt good to get back out there today for the first time since my MCL injury(Almost 8 weeks ago). Been at it with my rehab & training regiment to get back to form. Obviously not where I wanna be ultimately but off to a good start. Damn what a GREAT FEELING!! S/O my ♾️ brother @kevinlove for allowing me to crash his workout! And also S/O @cbrickley603 for always looking out when I'm in the city! 🙏🏾🫡 👑"

At 40, James remains among the most in-shape athletes in the world.

He finished the 2024-25 season with averages of 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 51.3% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range in 70 games.

Via Dan Woike: "LeBron James is back on the court working out after suffering a knee sprain in the Lakers’ first-round playoff loss. He just posted video to his instagram of a workout in NYC, where he was at Fanatics FanFest this weekend."