Lakers star LeBron James will miss the primary regular-season sport as he continues to cope with a sciatica challenge, the workforce introduced Thursday afternoon. James will probably be reevaluated in three to 4 weeks.
The 40-year-old is coming into an unprecedented twenty third NBA season. He had but to observe along with his teammates throughout coaching camp and he didn’t play within the Lakers’ first two preseason video games.
Earlier than the workforce’s announcement, coach JJ Redick advised reporters at observe Thursday that “he’s on his own timeline.”
Added Redick, “You’ve got to play the cards you’re dealt. That’s a shame, but that’s just the reality. … No one has got any time with LeBron [James] hasn’t been on the court with the team, but that’s just the reality.”
Whereas fellow star Luka Doncic has slowly been ramping up his conditioning following a busy summer time that included enjoying for Slovenia within the EuroBasket event, Redick stated he hopes that Doncic will play in a minimum of one preseason sport.
The Lakers have 4 extra preseason video games, the following on Sunday towards the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Area.
