🔗 Share this article LeBron James to Miss Beginning of NBA Season because of Sciatic Nerve Pain. LeBron James started his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the year 2003. James has been ruled out for approximately a month and is confirmed to miss the beginning of the basketball season with sciatica, the Los Angeles Lakers have confirmed. LeBron James, 40, signed a new contract with the Lakers in June and is poised to be the first player to participate across 23 distinct seasons. Sciatic nerve issues involves pain in the sciatic region that travels down the back and through the leg. James has not taken part in pre-season and was out for the defeats against the Warriors and the Phoenix earlier this month because of the nerve issue. The American is expected to be sidelined for every one of the five of the LA Lakers' games in October, featuring the first game against Golden State. James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has always been present for the opening of the season in his 22-season tenure. His tally of one thousand five hundred sixty-two games played is only 50 away than breaking former Celtics star Parish's league record. The four-time NBA champion played in 70 out of the Lakers' 82 games the previous campaign and played on 71 matches in the year before. In the most recent campaign, LeBron James averaged 24.4 points per game, more than 8 assists and nearly 8 rebounds per game and placed sixth in the Most Valuable Player vote. LA made it to the playoffs in 2024-25 but fell four games to one against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round. Connected Areas Basketball Sports