James Set to Miss Start of National Basketball Association Season because of Sciatic Issues.
The veteran player started his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in two thousand and three.
James is sidelined for approximately a month and is confirmed to miss the opening of the NBA season due to sciatica, Lakers have confirmed.
The player, 40, inked a fresh deal with the Los Angeles Lakers in the month of June and will become the first player to participate across 23 distinct seasons.
Sciatic nerve issues is a pain in the sciatic region that travels down the back and down the leg.
The athlete did not participate in pre-season and did not play in the games against the Warriors and the Suns this month due to the sciatic problem.
James is expected to be sidelined for each of the five of the LA Lakers' games in the month of October, which includes the season-opener against the Warriors.
The star, the league's top scorer, has always been present for the start of the campaign in his two-decade-plus career.
His tally of 1,562 games played is just 50 short than overtaking former Boston star the legend's all-time record.
The champion played in 70 of the LA Lakers' 82 games the previous campaign and was active for 71 games in the previous year.
In the most recent campaign, James averaged 24.4 points per game, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game and placed sixth in the Most Valuable Player vote.
The Lakers reached the play-offs in the 2024-25 season but lost four games to one against the Minnesota in the first round.
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