LeBron James made a winning start to his NBA-record 23rd season on Tuesday, returning after a near one-month injury absence in the Los Angeles Lakers' 140-126 victory over the Utah Jazz.

James, 40, missed the Lakers' first 14 games of the season with sciatica but was quickly back into his rhythm before finishing with 11 points, 12 assists and three rebounds.

There was still time for James to bring up another milestone, his two three-pointers taking him past Reggie Miller for sixth place on the NBA's all-time regular season three-pointers list.

Luka Doncic, who led the Lakers scoring with 37 points, welcomed James' return to the line-up.

"It's been a long time since he played basketball, so I think for the first game back, he looked amazing," Doncic said. "He's gonna keep getting his rh

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