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.

LeBron James suffered a left knee injury after colliding with the Minnesota Timberwolves' Donte Dincenzo during the Los Angeles Lakers' season-ending Game 5 loss on Wednesday, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. The injury is a Grade 2 MCL sprain with an anticipated recovery time of between three and five weeks, per McMenamin.

Had the Los Angeles Lakers survived Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and kept their season alive, the team would have faced an uphill battle in Game 6. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin,