The Los Angeles Lakers went head-to-head against their arch-rivals Boston Celtics. The two teams met for the first time in fifteen years for a Christmas Day game. Things got a little heated early as LeBron James looked to continue his dominant form. King James was coming off a historic 40-point game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, snapping the Lakers’ 4-game losing streak. But the Christmas Day action came to a halt as LeBron collided with Boston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown during a play.

LeBron and Jaylen fell to the ground in agony after the horrific collision. Fans watched as one of the two superstars headed to the locker room following a potential injury.

Lakers vs. Celtics comes to a standstill after horrific collision

Fans at the Crypto.com arena held their breath as LeBron James and Jaylen Brown lay on the ground after their nasty collision. Both teams rushed to check on the two superstars. The collision resulted in Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown heading back to the locker room to treat a potential injury. Brown scored 9 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist before leaving the game. Meanwhile, LeBron received treatment on the Lakers bench. LeBron continued to play after the collision and finished the half with 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The first half finished with a score of 57-58 in the Boston Celtics favor. Anthony Davis led the charge for the Lakers and went off for 20 points in the first half.

Kristaps Porzingis, Jayson Tatum, and Jrue Holiday scored 11 points each to maintain a one-point lead in the absence of Jaylen Brown at the end of the first half.

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Jaylen Brown’s injury update

Jaylen Brown was deemed questionable to return for the second half after being taken to the locker room following the collision with LeBron James. It was due to the superstar suffering a lower back contusion. That would have been a massive blow for the Boston Celtics, as Brown has performed consistently well throughout the season. He is averaging 22.8 points and 4.9 rebounds this season. Brown has helped the Celtics sit comfortably at the number 1 spot in the Eastern Conference standings with a 22-6 record.

Fortunately for the Celtics fans, Jaylen Brown’s status was changed to available as his condition was further assessed. Brown returned to the game in the second half after receiving treatment in the locker room. It is great to see both LeBron James and Jaylen Brown come out of the incident with no residual damage.

The NBA World is excited to see which team comes out on top in the epic Christmas Day encounter.

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