LeBron James to Miss Start of NBA Season with Sciatica.
The veteran player started 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 basketball season due to sciatic nerve pain, the Los Angeles Lakers have confirmed.
James, 40, inked a fresh deal with the LA team in June and is poised to be the first player to participate across 23 separate NBA seasons.
Sciatic nerve issues refers to discomfort in the sciatic nerve that extends through the spine and down the leg.
The athlete has not taken part in exhibition games and missed the games against the Golden State and the Suns earlier this month because of the glute nerve irritation.
The veteran will likely miss for all five of the team's games in the month of October, which includes the first game against Golden State Warriors.
LeBron James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has never previously missed the start of the NBA year in his 22-season tenure.
His tally of 1,562 games played is only 50 away than overtaking former Boston Celtics star Parish's all-time record.
The four-time NBA champion featured in 70 of the team's 82 games the previous campaign and was active for 71 occasions in the year before.
The previous season, LeBron James averaged 24.4 points per game, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game per game and finished sixth in the Most Valuable Player vote.
The Lakers reached the postseason in 2024-25 but fell four games to one against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the opening round.
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