Saturday's Lakers-Celtics matchup was billed as a potential NBA Finals preview. If it was, Los Angeles has things it needs to work on.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is expected to miss at least one to two weeks with a groin strain, ESPN reported on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Lakers and their fans breathed a sigh of relief after Shams Charania reported that LeBron James did not hear a pop when he suffered his groin injury against the Boston Celtics. On NBA Countdown,

LeBron James limps out of the Los Angeles Lakers' 111-101 defeat by the Boston Celtics with a groin injury, while Stephen Curry passes 25,000 career points.

LeBron James exited with 6:44 remaining in the fourth quarter with what the Lakers are calling a left groin strain suffered in his team's 111-101 loss to the Celtics, a result that ended an eight-game winning streak.

You surely don’t need me to tell you that the battle between Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Father Time remains one of the most hotly-contested rivalries in the history of professional sports.