Lakers star LeBron James will miss the primary regular-season recreation as he continues to take care of a sciatica subject, the staff introduced Thursday afternoon. James shall be reevaluated in three to 4 weeks.
The 40-year-old is getting 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 staff’s announcement, coach JJ Redick informed reporters at observe Thursday that “he’s on his personal timeline.”
Added Redick, “You’ve received to play the playing cards you’re dealt. That’s a disgrace, however that’s simply the truth. … Nobody has received any time with LeBron [James] hasn’t been on the court docket with the staff, however that’s simply the truth.”
Whereas fellow star Luka Doncic has slowly been ramping up his conditioning following a busy summer season that included enjoying for Slovenia within the EuroBasket match, Redick mentioned he hopes that Doncic will play in at the very least one preseason recreation.
The Lakers have 4 extra preseason video games, the subsequent on Sunday in opposition to the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Area.
