James Will Miss Opening of National Basketball Association Season because of Sciatic Nerve Pain.
LeBron James started his NBA path with the Cavaliers in the year 2003.
James will be absent for up to four weeks and will miss the beginning of the NBA season due to sciatic issues, LA Lakers stated.
James, 40, signed a new contract with the LA team in June of this year and is poised to be the first player to compete across 23 distinct seasons.
Sciatic nerve issues refers to discomfort in the nerve that goes down the spine and into the leg.
James was absent in pre-season and was out for the defeats against the Warriors and the Suns earlier this month because of the glute nerve irritation.
James is expected to be sidelined for every one of the five of the LA Lakers' games in October, including the season-opener against Golden State Warriors.
James, the league's top scorer, has not missed before the opening of the campaign in his two-decade-plus career.
His tally of over 1,500 regular-season appearances is only 50 away than overtaking former Boston Celtics star Robert Parish's NBA record.
The title winner played in seventy of the Lakers' 82 games the previous campaign and was active for 71 matches in the previous year.
Last season, the player averaged over 24 points, 8.2 assists per game and nearly 8 rebounds per game and finished sixth in the Most Valuable Player vote.
Los Angeles Lakers made it to the play-offs in 2024-25 but lost four games to one against the Timberwolves in the opening round.
Associated Subjects
- NBA Basketball
