On the 9th, Beijing time, the NBA Lakers lost 101-111 to the defending champion Celtics, and to add insult to injury, the 40-year-old "Zhan Huang" James suddenly retired from injury before the end of the game. After the game, James also said that the first image that came to his mind was the 2018 Christmas war.

40-year-old "Zhan Huang" James

In the 2018-19 season of the Lakers' Christmas game, James suffered a groin injury due to an unsteady pace. However, James didn't panic too much, as he knew the severity of the injury.

"The first image that comes to my mind is the Christmas war in 2018," James said. I've been through that injury and I know what the impact of this type of injury can be, but this one wasn't that serious. ”

"There is not much to worry about, we will observe the situation every day to see if the situation is getting better and take appropriate steps to decide what to do next." James added. He further said: "No matter who is on the pitch, we have to play our game and we've rotated our players a lot this season, especially in the last six weeks, so it won't change anything. ”

Compared to previous seasons, James has been quite durable this season, playing in 71 games last season and missing just four games so far this season.