James Set to Miss Opening of National Basketball Association Season because of Sciatic Nerve Pain.
James started his career with the Cleveland team in the year 2003.
James is sidelined for around four weeks and is confirmed to miss the start of the league campaign due to sciatica, LA Lakers announced.
The player, aged 40, inked a fresh deal with the Los Angeles Lakers in the month of June and is set to become the first player to compete across 23 distinct seasons.
Sciatic pain is a pain in the sciatic region that extends through the lower back and through the leg.
The athlete has not taken part in exhibition games and was out for the games against the Golden State and the Phoenix Suns this month as a result of the nerve issue.
The American is projected to sit out for each of the five of the Lakers' games in October, which includes the first game against the Warriors.
LeBron James, the highest points scorer in history, has never previously missed the opening of the NBA year in his 22-season tenure.
His tally of over 1,500 matches participated in is just 50 short than breaking former Boston Celtics star Parish's NBA record.
The title winner featured in seventy of the team's 82 games the previous campaign and played on 71 matches in the previous year.
Last season, LeBron James posted 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.
The Lakers qualified for the postseason in the 2024-25 season but fell in five games against the Timberwolves in the initial stage.
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