EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- When the Los Angeles Lakers reviewed the tape of their disappointing 119-109 opening-night loss to the Golden State Warriors , coach JJ Redick said there was an important voice in the room as they sifted through the wreckage: LeBron James .

"LeBron was really helpful," Redick said after practice Wednesday.

James, dressed in a suit and glasses, appeared stoic in his padded seat at the end of the bench Tuesday as he missed his first regular-season opener of his 23-year career because of sciatica affecting his lower back and right leg.

Although James won't be reevaluated for another one to two weeks and sources told ESPN's Shams Charania he isn't expected to make his season debut until mid-November, he was active in the film session when the coaching staff poi

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