Since Lakers forward Lebron James returned from a foot injury on March 26, Los Angeles has taken tentative steps toward saving its season. The Lakers have won four of their last five games, and getting out of the Western Conference’s play-in quagmire appears to be a distinct possibility.
With Los Angeles firing on all cylinders in a dramatic 135–133 overtime win over the Jazz Tuesday night, James’s teammates feted him accordingly.
The NBA's all-time leading scorer contributed 37 points, five rebounds and six assists in the win, which he punctuated with the game-winning layup. As a result, the Lakers enlivened James’s postgame media availability by making increasingly audible goat noises, captured on video by Jovan Buha of The Athletic.
The last few times LeBron James has addressed the media at his locker, his teammates have chimed in with 🐐 noises. This is the loudest it’s been — most of the locker room was doing it. pic.twitter.com/70u30H67zd
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) April 5, 2023
Since returning from injury, James has averaged 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists per game.
With games against the Clippers, Suns and Jazz remaining, the Lakers sit in seventh place in the West at 41–38, tied with their sixth-place crosstown rival and a half-game behind the fifth-place Warriors.
