Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James Drops Huge Injury Update After 8-Week Hiatus 1 Jan 25, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) defends against Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) during the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James Drops Huge Injury Update After 8-Week Hiatus

Originally posted on Hardwood Heroics | By Jordan Samar | Last updated Jun 24, 2025 7:42 AM ET

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is back on the hardwood after undergoing successful knee surgery to fix an MCL injury he sustained during the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The 40-year-old went to work with renowned NBA trainer Chris Brickley, as he seemingly works his way towards playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in the upcoming 2025-26 campaign.

“Man it felt good to get back out there today for the first time since my MCL injury(Almost 8 weeks ago). Been at it with my rehab & training regiment to get back to form. Obviously not where I wanna be ultimately but off to a good start,” James posted on Instagram.

Apr 30, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) during the second half in game five of first round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

“Damn what a GREAT FEELING!! S/O my

brother @kevinlove for allowing me to crash his workout! And also S/O @cbrickley603 for always looking out when I’m in the city!

” he concluded.

Los Angeles Lakers News: LeBron James makes Michael Jordan admission during latest podcast episode

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Steve Nash filmed a live episode of the Mind the Game podcast during the Fanatics Fest event in New York last weekend. One fan asked James which NBA star he would want to play from a previous era, and the four-time champion went with Michael Jordan.

Mar 27, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) dunks against the Chicago Bulls during the second half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images

“When you’re talking about inspiration, there was nobody more inspiring to me than Michael Jordan,” James explained. “I think our games would’ve complemented as well. MJ was a flat-out scorer. He had a scorer’s mentality.

“If I had to pick him, but I know I can’t pick him because I know how social media works. You (expletive) are gonna be like, ‘Oh, you wanna play with Michael Jordan too? You played with everybody else, (expletive),” he added.