The Los Angeles Lakers will open the NBA season Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors without their most revered star. The team announced on Oct. 9 that LeBron James will miss the start of his 23rd campaign because of sciatica.
What had previously been described as “nerve irritation in the glute” during training camp and the preseason has now been diagnosed as full-blown sciatica, sidelining the future Hall of Famer. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported James is targeting a mid-November return.
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Lakers head coach JJ Redick left the return date open-ended, saying, “He has his own timeline.”
Here’s what sciatica is and how it could affect James:
Sciatica occurs “when
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