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Lakers News: LeBron James Dealing With New Injury, Doubtful vs. Denver Nuggets
- Updated: December 21, 2019

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is being listed as doubtful against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, as he is dealing with a thoracic muscle strain around his rib cage.
Lakers say LeBron James listed as doubtful for Denver game with thoracic muscle strain, around his rib cage. Kyle Kuzma practice but listed as probable
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) December 21, 2019
The injury seems to have occurred during the Lakers’ game against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. James struggled in that game as he finished with just 20 points on 40.0 percent shooting to go along with nine rebounds and nine assists in a losing effort.
Frank Vogel on LeBron’s injury: “It was sustained in the Indiana game and he played through it against Milwaukee.”
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 21, 2019
In the team’s next match against the Milwaukee Bucks, James again struggled for the second game in a row as it looks like he was being affected not only by this most recent injury but a bit of a cold as well.