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The Los Angeles Lakers were scoring at will as LeBron James made his long-awaited season debut against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.

James began an NBA record 23rd season after dealing with sciatica for the first few weeks of the year. He played 30 minutes and scored 11 points in the Lakers’ 140-129 victory. He added 12 assists and three rebounds to his statline.

“The pace tested me, but I was happy with the way I was able to go with the guys,” James said. “As the game went on, my wind got a lot better. Caught my second wind, caught my third wind. Rhythm is still coming back, obviously. First game in almost seven months, so everything that happened tonight was to be expected.”

The 40-year-old James had been sidelined since the start of trai

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