LeBron James to Miss Beginning of National Basketball Association Campaign due to Sciatica.
The veteran player started his NBA path with the Cleveland team in two thousand and three.
LeBron James has been ruled out for up to four weeks and is confirmed to miss the start of the NBA season because of sciatica, LA Lakers stated.
The player, aged 40, signed a new contract with the LA team in June and will become the initial competitor to compete across 23 separate NBA seasons.
Sciatic pain is a pain in the sciatic region that goes down the lower back and through the leg.
LeBron James has not taken part in exhibition games and did not play in the losses against the Golden State and the Phoenix earlier this month because of the nerve issue.
James is projected to sit out for all five of the Lakers' games in October, which includes the season-opener against the Warriors.
James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has never previously missed the beginning of the season in his two-decade-plus career.
His tally of 1,562 games played is just 50 short than surpassing former Boston star Parish's league record.
The four-time NBA champion played in 70 of the Lakers' eighty-two games last term and played on 71 occasions in the prior season.
In the most recent campaign, James recorded over 24 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game and came in sixth in the MVP vote.
LA made it to the play-offs in 2024-25 but were defeated 4-1 against the Timberwolves in the first round.
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