LeBron James and the Lakers got some semi-troubling news over the holidays. During their Christmas Day showdown against the defending champion Warriors, LeBron left the game with an unspecified groin injury and did not return.
The prognosis was good following an MRI, and while he’s officially listed as day to day, the team is reportedly bracing for the possibility that he might miss several games in order to fully recover.
He’s in no hurry to get back, and at least one Laker teammate is approaching it as an opportunity to make more of an impact and regain his bearings. Prior to tip off against the “visiting” Clippers on Friday night, LeBron showed up to the arena sporting a slight limp, but he was also nursing something else: a glass of red wine.
LeBron showed up to the game with a glass of wine 😂🍷 pic.twitter.com/MA9mY3GXUz
— ESPN (@espn) December 29, 2018
This isn’t Klay Thompson guzzling a Coors Light in a post-game scrum. I can’t recall ever seeing a player show up at the stadium with an adult beverage in hand (Ron Artest always kept the Henny discreetly tucked away in his locker), but he’s LeBron James, so he can pretty much do as he pleases.
He’s a noted wine enthusiast, so we’re also going to assume it’s a slightly rarer vintage than, say, Yellow Tail or something like that (with all due respect to Yellow Tail). We’re just hoping he brings what’s left of the bottle with him to the bench and sips the rest out of a paper Gatorade cup.
