The Lakers have been without LeBron James for all of training camp as well as their first two preseason games and that will continue for the near future.

On Thursday, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that James would be out for three to four weeks due to sciatica on his right side. This means he will miss the team’s season opener against the Warriors and will be out until likely the first week of November.

The Lakers reportedly wanted to be “overly cautious” with LeBron, but didn’t seem to be too concerned with this injury. However, every update since has been negative.

Shams also reported earlier in the week that LeBron was expected to miss preseason, but should be ready for the start of the regular season on Oct. 21. Clearly, this injury is taking longer to heal, and James will be abse

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