The Los Angeles Lakers began life without LeBron James, who's expected to miss at least one to two weeks with a strained groin, on Monday with a 111-108 road loss to the Brooklyn Nets.  Luka Dončić finished with 22 points,

Things appear to be going downhill for the Lakers. LeBron James recently sustained a groin injury and is expected to miss the next few weeks. Given the competitiveness of the Western Conference, the Lakers were hoping to avoid slipping in the standings during James’ absence.

There is a massive sigh of relief reverberating throughout Los Angeles today in the wake of LeBron James‘s diagnosis of his groin injury. LeBron missed the final minutes of the 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics on prime-time television over the weekend.