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Story byYahoo SportsYahoo SportsJason OwensStaff writerWed, April 6, 2022 at 5:41 AM UTC·1 min read

The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs Tuesday night. They didn't have LeBron James to save them.

The Lakers ruled out James for Tuesday's game against the Phoenix Suns with a lingering left ankle sprain. James sustained the injury during a March 27 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, telling reporters postgame that he felt "horrible." He missed subsequent games against the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz before suiting up to take on the Pelicans again on Friday.

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He sat out again on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets and will now miss his fourth game out of five with the lingering injury. The Lakers, meanwhile, lost seven straight to drop to 11th place in the Western Conference at 31-48. With the San Antonio Spurs' win and the Lakers' loss Tuesday, the Spurs clinched the final play-in spot.

Anthony Davis played for the Lakers on Tuesday in his third game back from an 18-game absence with a foot sprain.

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 03: Los Angeles Lakers Forward LeBron James (6) looks on dejected during a NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers on March 3, 2022 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
This is not how the season was supposed to end for LeBron James and the Lakers. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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