EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- LeBron James was back practicing 5-on-5 with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday for the first time since the playoffs and said his return to game action is imminent.

"We've been taking it literally one minute, one hour, one step at a time throughout this whole process," James said. "So, see how I feel this afternoon, see how I feel tonight. When I wake up in the morning, we'll probably have shootaround. So, just got to see how the body responds over the next 24 hours-plus."

Lakers coach JJ Redick said it is "TBD" whether James will play Tuesday when the Lakers host the Utah Jazz .

James practiced for the first time all season after missing all of training camp, the full preseason and the first 14 games because of sciatica affecting his lower back and down the r

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