"LeBron James has been ruled out of the Warriors-Lakers season-opener in Los Angeles as he continues to deal with sciatica, which causes nerve pain in the lower back and upper legs. The superstar will be re-evaluated in early November, which means the league's all-time leading scorer (42,184 points) is guaranteed to miss anywhere from the first five to nine games of the Lakers' regular season."
"We knew that he was dealing with the nerve irritation, Lakers coach JJ Redick said during the preseason. You hope that he's back soon. Those things can be tricky. We knew this going into camp, so it wasn't like it's changed anything for how we want to practice or what our philosophies are with the preseason games. As a member of the Cavaliers, James faced Steph Curry's Warriors in four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015 to 2019, with 2016 being James' only victory."
LeBron James has been ruled out of the Warriors-Lakers season opener in Los Angeles because of sciatica, causing nerve pain in the lower back and upper legs. He will be re-evaluated in early November and is expected to miss anywhere from the first five to nine games of the Lakers' regular season. JJ Redick said the team knew about the nerve irritation entering camp and that practices and preseason philosophies remain unchanged. James faced Steph Curry's Warriors in four straight Finals from 2015 to 2019, winning only in 2016. Despite approaching 41, James made the 2024-25 All-NBA second team, averaging 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists with 70 starts. The Lakers will look to Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura for offensive and defensive matchups, and Steve Kerr praised Doncic's pace, strength and step-back shooting.
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