James to Miss Start of NBA Season because of Sciatic Nerve Pain.
The veteran player commenced his professional journey with the Cavaliers in 2003.
The Lakers superstar will be absent for up to four weeks and will miss the beginning of the basketball season because of sciatic nerve pain, LA Lakers stated.
The player, aged 40, agreed to a new agreement with the Lakers in June and is poised to be the first athlete to participate across 23 distinct seasons.
Sciatica refers to discomfort in the nerve that travels down the lower back and into the leg.
The athlete did not participate in exhibition games and was out for the defeats against the Golden State and the Phoenix recently due to the nerve issue.
The veteran is expected to be sidelined for each of the five of the LA Lakers' games in the month of October, which includes the first game against Golden State Warriors.
The star, the league's top scorer, has never previously missed the start of the campaign in his 22-season tenure.
His tally of one thousand five hundred sixty-two games played is only 50 away than overtaking former Boston star Robert Parish's league record.
The title winner appeared in 70 of the Lakers' eighty-two games the previous campaign and was active for 71 matches in the prior season.
In the most recent campaign, James recorded over 24 points, 8.2 assists per game and 7.8 rebounds per game per game and placed sixth in the Most Valuable Player vote.
LA made it to the postseason in the 2024-25 season but lost in five games against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round.
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