"I felt some pain throughout my entire right side of my ankle into my leg," said James, who played 46 of 48 minutes. "I was just hoping for the best, obviously, because I've seen so many different injuries, and watching basketball with that type of injury, someone fall into one's leg standing straight up. Luckily, I was able to finish the game."
James doesn't have much time to recover, and sleep will be imperative.
"It'll be around-the-clock treatment, and we'll see what happens," he said.
James walked slowly, almost shuffling his feet as he left Quicken Loans Arena early Saturday morning.