LeBron and Ingram named Players of the Week
The league announced LeBron James for the West and Brandon Ingram for the East as Players of the Week in social updates today, citing their recent performances. The recognition was posted with game highlights and stat lines for both players (x.com).
LeBron James and Brandon Ingram opened the postseason week with the National Basketball Association’s Player of the Week awards for games played April 6 through April 12. (nba.com) The league named James the Western Conference winner after he averaged 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 9.7 assists while the Los Angeles Lakers went 3-1. (nba.com) Ingram took the Eastern Conference honor after averaging 25.5 points and 6.5 rebounds for a 3-1 Toronto Raptors week. Toronto also locked up the No. 5 seed in the East. (nba.com) (sportsnet.ca) The award covers the final full week of the regular season, when playoff seeding was still moving and teams were managing injuries and minutes. Basketball-Reference lists the honor as a Monday award for the previous Monday-to-Sunday stretch. (basketball-reference.com) (nba.com) James’ selection added to a record he already owns. Reports citing the league said it was his 70th career Player of the Week award, and RealGM noted that he and Michael Jordan are the only players to win it in their forties. (altasports.ph) (basketball.realgm.com) For the Lakers, the timing matched a stretch when James handled more playmaking with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined, according to Hoops Rumors and RealGM summaries of the week. (hoopsrumors.com) (basketball.realgm.com) For Toronto, Ingram’s award landed just before the Raptors’ first-round series against Cleveland, which Sportsnet said begins Saturday, April 18, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern in Cleveland. (sportsnet.ca) The league packaged both honors the same way it usually does in April: one week of box-score production, one playoff context, and one last regular-season spotlight before the bracket takes over. (nba.com)
