Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James is doubtful for the reigning champion Miami Heat's home game against Chicago on Sunday due to a broken nose.
James suffered the injury midway into the fourth quarter of a 103-81 victory on Thursday night at Oklahoma City in a showdown of two of the NBA's top clubs and major stars, James and NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant of the Thunder.
As James drove past two defenders to the basket, he was struck on the nose by Spanish big man Serge Ibaka.
His nose bleeding, James continued to the basket, jammed in a slam dunk and then fell in a heap to the court.
James was down for several moments, his blood dripping on to the court, before he was helped up and walked off court to the locker room holding a towel over his nose.
A post-game exam by a doctor did not discover the broken nose but James was re-examined after X-rays on Friday following the Heat's return to Miami and the break was discovered.
The Heat said on decision on James's availability would be made on game day.
