LeBron James Set to Miss Beginning of National Basketball Association Campaign because of Sciatic Issues.
LeBron James began his NBA path with the Cavaliers in the year 2003.
LeBron James is sidelined for around four weeks and is confirmed to miss the start of the basketball season because of sciatica, Lakers announced.
LeBron James, aged 40, agreed to a new agreement with the LA team in June of this year and will become the first player to compete across 23 individual campaigns.
Sciatica is a pain in the sciatic nerve that extends through the back and through the leg.
James was absent in exhibition games and was out for the losses against the Golden State Warriors and the Suns recently as a result of the nerve issue.
The veteran is expected to be sidelined for all five of the team's games in October, featuring the season-opener against Golden State.
LeBron James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has always been present for the start of the campaign in his 22-season tenure.
The number of one thousand five hundred sixty-two matches participated in is just 50 short than breaking former Celtics star Parish's all-time record.
The four-time NBA champion featured in 70 out of the Lakers' 82 games last term and played on 71 matches in the prior season.
Last season, the player posted 24.4 points, 8.2 assists and nearly 8 rebounds per game and finished sixth in the MVP vote.
The Lakers qualified for the play-offs in last season but lost 4-1 against the Minnesota in the opening round.
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