James Will Miss Start of NBA Campaign due to Sciatica.
James began his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.
James has been ruled out for around four weeks and will miss the start of the NBA season because of sciatic issues, LA Lakers stated.
James, 40, inked a fresh deal with the Los Angeles Lakers in the month of June and is set to become the first athlete to play across 23 individual campaigns.
Sciatica refers to discomfort in the nerve that goes down the spine and down the leg.
LeBron James has not taken part in pre-season and did not play in the losses against the Golden State and the Suns this month as a result of the glute nerve irritation.
The American is projected to sit out for every one of the five of the team's games in October, including the opening match against Golden State Warriors.
LeBron James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has always been present for the start of the season in his 22-season tenure.
The number of 1,562 regular-season appearances is only 50 away than surpassing former Boston star the legend's NBA record.
The title winner appeared in 70 of the LA Lakers' 82 games the previous campaign and competed in 71 matches in the year before.
In the most recent campaign, James recorded 24.4 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game and came in sixth in the MVP award vote.
The Lakers qualified for the postseason in the 2024-25 season but fell four games to one against the Timberwolves in the initial stage.
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