James Set to Miss Start of National Basketball Association Season with Sciatica.
James commenced his professional journey with the Cleveland team in the year 2003.
The Lakers superstar will be absent for around four weeks and is confirmed to miss the start of the basketball season because of sciatic issues, LA Lakers have confirmed.
James, aged 40, signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in the month of June and is poised to be the initial competitor to compete across 23 individual campaigns.
Sciatic pain refers to discomfort in the nerve that travels down the lower back and into the leg.
James was absent in preseason and was out for the losses against the Warriors and the Suns this month as a result of the nerve issue.
The American is projected to sit out for each of the five of the LA Lakers' games in the month of October, including the season-opener against Golden State Warriors.
The star, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has always been present for the beginning of the season in his 22-season tenure.
The number of over 1,500 regular-season appearances is only 50 away than breaking former Boston Celtics star the legend's league record.
The title winner featured in seventy of the LA Lakers' eighty-two games last term and was active for 71 games in the prior season.
The previous season, LeBron James averaged 24.4 points per game, 8.2 assists and nearly 8 rebounds per game and came in sixth in the MVP vote.
The Lakers reached the postseason in last season but were defeated four games to one against the Timberwolves in the first round.
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