James to Miss Opening of NBA Campaign because of Sciatica.
The veteran player began his professional journey with the Cleveland team in the year 2003.
James has been ruled out for approximately a month and will miss the opening of the NBA season with sciatic nerve pain, LA Lakers have confirmed.
The player, aged 40, signed a new contract with the LA team in June and is set to become the first player to compete across 23 distinct seasons.
Sciatica refers to discomfort in the sciatic region that extends through the back and into the leg.
James did not participate in pre-season and did not play in the losses against the Warriors and the Phoenix earlier this month as a result of the nerve issue.
James is expected to be sidelined for each of the five of the team's games in October, including the opening match against Golden State Warriors.
James, the highest points scorer in history, has always been present for the start of the NBA year in his two-decade-plus career.
His tally of one thousand five hundred sixty-two matches participated in is merely 50 less than surpassing former Celtics star Parish's all-time record.
The title winner featured in 70 of the team's 82 games last term and was active for 71 occasions in the previous year.
In the most recent campaign, the player recorded 24.4 points per game, more than 8 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game per game and came in sixth in the MVP award vote.
LA qualified for the play-offs in 2024-25 but fell four games to one against the Minnesota in the first round.
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