James to Miss Start of National Basketball Association Season due to Sciatic Nerve Pain.
The veteran player commenced his career with the Cavaliers in the year 2003.
James has been ruled out for around four weeks and is confirmed to miss the opening of the basketball season due to sciatica, the Los Angeles Lakers stated.
LeBron James, aged 40, inked a fresh deal with the Lakers in June and is set to become the first athlete to compete across 23 separate NBA seasons.
Sciatic nerve issues involves pain in the sciatic region that goes down the spine and through the leg.
James was absent in pre-season and was out for the defeats against the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns recently because of the nerve issue.
The veteran is projected to sit out for all five of the LA Lakers' games in the month of October, including the opening match against the Warriors.
James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has always been present for the start of the season in his 22-season tenure.
The number of over 1,500 games played is only 50 away than breaking former Celtics star Robert Parish's league record.
The title winner featured in 70 of the Lakers' eighty-two games last term and was active for 71 occasions in the previous year.
The previous season, James posted over 24 points, more than 8 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game per game and placed sixth in the MVP vote.
The Lakers qualified for the postseason in 2024-25 but lost in five games against the Minnesota in the opening round.
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