LeBron James Will Miss Opening of National Basketball Association Season due to Sciatic Nerve Pain.

James will be absent for up to four weeks and will miss the opening of the basketball season with sciatic issues, LA Lakers have confirmed.

LeBron James, aged 40, inked a fresh deal with the Los Angeles Lakers in June and will become the first athlete to participate across 23 individual campaigns.

Sciatic pain involves pain in the sciatic nerve that travels down the back and into the leg.

LeBron James was absent in preseason and was out for the games against the Golden State and the Phoenix Suns recently as a result of the sciatic problem.

The American will likely miss for each of the five of the LA Lakers' games in October, which includes the opening match against Golden State.

LeBron James, the highest points scorer in history, has always been present for the beginning of the campaign in his 22-season tenure.

The number of one thousand five hundred sixty-two regular-season appearances is just 50 short than breaking former Boston Celtics star the legend's NBA record.

The title winner featured in 70 of the Lakers' eighty-two games last season and was active for 71 games in the year before.

Last season, James posted 24.4 points per game, more than 8 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game per game and finished sixth in the Most Valuable Player vote.

Los Angeles Lakers reached the postseason in 2024-25 but were defeated in five games against the Timberwolves in the first round.

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