Lakers coach JJ Redick said James’ hip injury typically has a recovery period of 1-2 weeks. James scored 38 points in the Game 3 road loss to the Timberwolves on April 25, exactly two weeks after suffering the injury. He was also sidelined for two weeks from early to mid-March because of a strained left groin.

LeBron James sprained a ligament in his left knee during the Los Angeles Lakers’ final playoff game, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press

This same young player happened to be just 18 months old when his father went on his first playoff trip. Bronny celebrated his first birthday in October 2005; six months later, the elder James — who was then the 21-year-old centerpiece of the Cleveland Cavaliers — finally got to taste postseason action.