Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James will miss the start of the 2025-26 NBA season as a result of sciatica on his right side , the team announced Thursday afternoon.

James, 40, is on the verge of entering his historic 23rd season in the NBA but will be forced to miss the start of the year with his team because of this mysterious side/glute injury. The Lakers say he won't be reevaluated again for three to four weeks.

Sciatica is pain, weakness, and sometime numbness experienced as a result of damage or injury to the sciatic nerve. LeBron has been held out of training camp and all the Lakers' preseason as a result of what was being described as “nerve irritation in the glute.”

While the Lakers have been cautious with their veteran star throughout the preseason, the exp

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