LeBron James Set to Miss Opening of NBA Season because of Sciatica.
LeBron James started his career with the Cavaliers in two thousand and three.
The Lakers superstar will be absent for up to four weeks and will miss the beginning of the basketball season due to sciatica, the Los Angeles Lakers stated.
James, aged 40, inked a fresh deal with the LA team in the month of June and will become the initial competitor to play across 23 individual campaigns.
Sciatic pain is a pain in the sciatic region that travels down the lower back and into the leg.
James has not taken part in preseason and did not play in the games against the Golden State and the Suns recently as a result of the glute nerve irritation.
The American is projected to sit out for every one of the five of the LA Lakers' games in October, including the season-opener against the Warriors.
James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has not missed before the start of the season in his 22-year career.
His count of 1,562 regular-season appearances is only 50 away than breaking former Celtics star Parish's league record.
The champion played in 70 out of the Lakers' 82 games last season and was active for 71 games in the year before.
The previous season, James posted 24.4 points per game, 8.2 assists and nearly 8 rebounds per game and placed sixth in the Most Valuable Player vote.
The Lakers made it to the postseason in 2024-25 but were defeated 4-1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round.
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