LeBron James to Miss Start of NBA Campaign because of Sciatica.
James began his professional journey with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.
The Lakers superstar has been ruled out for approximately a month and is confirmed to miss the beginning of the league campaign because of sciatica, LA Lakers have confirmed.
James, aged 40, signed a new contract with the Lakers in June of this year and is set to become the first player to compete across 23 individual campaigns.
Sciatic pain is a pain in the sciatic region that travels down the spine and down the leg.
James has not taken part in preseason and did not play in the losses against the Golden State and the Phoenix Suns this month due to the glute nerve irritation.
The veteran is expected to be sidelined for each of the five of the LA Lakers' games in October, which includes the season-opener against Golden State.
The star, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has never previously missed the opening of the NBA year in his two-decade-plus career.
His count of over 1,500 regular-season appearances is just 50 short than overtaking former Boston star Robert Parish's all-time record.
The champion featured in 70 out of the Lakers' eighty-two games last term and played on 71 games in the prior season.
Last season, the player averaged 24.4 points per game, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game per game and placed sixth in the Most Valuable Player vote.
LA qualified for the postseason in the 2024-25 season but lost in five games against the Minnesota in the opening round.
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