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LeBron James suffers an embarrassing low for the first time in his NBA career

April 27, 2026 by Rex Villas • Comments
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LeBron James looks on
Dec 18, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) smiles after he dunked the ball in the first half against the Washington Wizards at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

LeBron James is an incredible ageless wonder, but he can’t always beat Father Time.

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward lost one of those battles on Sunday. In Game 4 of the Lakers’ first-round series against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, James scored just 10 points on 2/9 shooting. He dished out 9 assists and grabbed 4 rebounds, but he repeatedly shot the Lakers in the foot with 8 turnovers in a 115-96 Lakers loss.

It was also the second playoff game in a row that the four-time NBA MVP turned the ball over eight times, the first time ever in his legendary career that he committed at least that many turnovers in back-to-back postseason contests.

LeBron in Game 4 vs Houston:

10 PTS
9 AST (8 TOV)
2-9 FG
0-3 3P

Back-to-back playoff games with 8 TOV for the first time in his career. pic.twitter.com/qh2aMjoWXr

— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 27, 2026

The Lakers were able to weather James’ turnovers in Game 3, as they came away with a 112-108  come-from-behind victory.

James softened the blow of his miscues in that contest with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, but he did not have that kind of production in Game 4, as Los Angeles failed to complete a series sweep of the Rockets.

James has been left with increased ball-handling duties amid the absences of injured stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, which could explain his turnovers. He will look to tighten up his ball security on Wednesday, when the Lakers try to eliminate the Rockets again at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif.

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