As most NBA fans know, LeBron James is out for the season opener, and will likely miss the first three to four weeks of the NBA season.
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LeBron’s injury is a nerve issue affecting the sciatica on his right side, and it may be more serious than initially thought. The concern arises from the fact that this injury first happened in July, yet he is still experiencing discomfort in October.
“This injury for LeBron, this nerve issue, first occurred in late July during an on-court workout,” Shams Charania said. “It’s now two and a half months and counting that he has been dealing with it and managing it. So even before the Lakers’ media day on September 29th and the start of training camp, I’m told LeBron James had not done much basketball for well over a month before that.
“So it hasn’t been a normal, routine summer for him. For him to be out to start the season shows an admission by him and the Lakers that he needs more time to ramp up and get into basketball shape.”
If LeBron can’t overcome this injury, he may miss much longer than expected. That could set the Lakers up for having a subpar season, as it will all fall on the shoulders of Luka Doncic.
