The Lakers will take a slow and steady approach to LeBron James’s return to the court.

LeBron is currently out due to sciatica on his right side and has been dealing with this injury since August. So it makes sense the team won’t want to rush the oldest player in the NBA back in any way.

Shams Charania of ESPN reported on Wednesday that the Lakers see mid-November as a realistic possibility for LeBron to make his season debut.

That timeline makes sense given that the Lakers will reevaluate LeBron at the end of October at the earliest. It was always unlikely that he would go from his reevaluation to playing immediately after.

That would be pushing things and reckless for a player entering his 23rd season who just took months to get his body right.

When LeBron returns, the hope is that

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