"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 will miss the Lakers' season-opener against the Warriors while he continues to manage sciatica causing nerve pain in the lower back and upper legs. He will be re-evaluated in early November and is expected to miss between five and nine regular-season games. James is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 42,184 points and was named to the 2024-25 All-NBA second team, averaging 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 70 starts. The Lakers plan to rely on Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura in his absence.
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