James to Miss Opening of NBA Season with Sciatica.
James commenced his NBA path with the Cavaliers in 2003.
The Lakers superstar will be absent for approximately a month and will miss the opening of the league campaign with sciatic issues, LA Lakers have confirmed.
James, 40, agreed to a new agreement with the Lakers in June and is set to become the initial competitor to play across 23 separate NBA seasons.
Sciatic nerve issues is a pain in the sciatic nerve that travels down the spine and into the leg.
The athlete was absent in exhibition games and did not play in the losses against the Golden State and the Suns recently due to the nerve issue.
James will likely miss for all five of the team's games in the month of October, featuring the season-opener against the Warriors.
LeBron James, the highest points scorer in history, has always been present for the start of the season in his 22-season tenure.
His count of 1,562 regular-season appearances is only 50 away than overtaking former Celtics star Parish's league record.
The title winner appeared in 70 out of the LA Lakers' 82 games the previous campaign and competed in 71 games in the year before.
In the most recent campaign, LeBron James posted over 24 points, 8.2 assists per game and 7.8 rebounds per game and placed sixth in the MVP vote.
The Lakers reached the postseason in the 2024-25 season but lost in five games against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round.
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