LeBron James injured his left ankle in the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. James stayed in and finished the game, but said after that his ankle feels "horrible".

James said he would not have stayed in the game, had it not been such an important one for the Lakers. James also said that he hopes the injury won't cause him to miss any games moving forward.

The loss dropped the Lakers to 10th in the Western Conference. Los Angeles sits one game ahead of the San Antonio Spurs for the final spot in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament.