As he suspected postgame Saturday night, early indications are LeBron James avoided a serious injury to his left groin muscle, according to a person close to the situation not authorized to discuss it publicly.

LeBron James suffered a groin strain Saturday night that forced him out the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Boston Celtics and threatens to complicate the team’s push to the playoffs. Midway through the fourth quarter of Boston’s 111-101 victory at TD Garden,

If that wasn't bad enough, they also lost LeBron James to a groin strain during the fourth quarter just when it seemed as if they were possibly about to pull off a monumental comeback victory. James is expected to miss at least one to two weeks as a result of the injury,