Live broadcast on February 28, Shams reported that the source revealed that James might be absent for several weeks due to a right foot injury.
According to the analysis of American sports medical injury therapist and medical expert Evan Jeffries, the severity of James’s injury this time may be: tarsometatarsal joint injury (the worst result, the reason for the reimbursement of Holmglen season), middle foot sprain or foot fascia injury (best result).
However, according to James’s “Bang”, the probability of this injury is Middle foot sprain or foot fascia injury.
Jeffries also provides the fastest regression schedule for different degrees of injury:
Grade I injury (midfoot & sole fascia injury): less than 3 weeks;
Secondary injury: 3-6 weeks;
Tertiary injury: surgery required & months.
Another medical expert Rajpal Brar also said that the foot injury changes rapidly in the early stage of injury and the symptoms will change constantly. Therefore, in the early stage of injury, it is difficult to really understand the severity of injury and give a timetable for recovery.
Shams also revealed that James will continue to meet with several experts to determine the severity of the injury.