LeBron James to โMiss Start of NBA Seasonโฃ Due to Sciatic nerve Irritation โFollowing Retirement Rumors
LOS ANGELES, CA โ- October 7,โค 2025 – LeBron James โฃwill be sidelined for the โbeginning of the NBA season due โฃto irritation of a glute โnerve, impactingโ the sciatic โnerveโค from his lower back toโ his leg, the Los Angeles Lakers announced. The injury comes shortly after โฃa false report of his retirement sparkedโ widespread reaction on social media.
James โคmissed the โขLakers’ first two preseason games with โขthe โขinjury, whichโฃ Lakers coach JJ Redickโ describedโ as causing pain or numbness along the sciaticโ nerve path. The team stated James will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks,โค with further updates to follow. Redick noted on Thursday that bothโข James and Luka Doncic were limited to “modified, โฃmostly individual work” in โtraining.
ESPN reported โTuesdayโ that Jamesโค is โlikely toโฃ miss the entire preseasonโ but is โขexpected to be ready forโ the season opener against โคthe Golden State Warriors on October โฃ21.
The four-time NBA champion and all-time leading โscorer recently expressedโ enthusiasm about potentially becoming the first player in โคNBA history to competeโข in a 23rd season. “Whatever journey this โคyear โคhas in storeโฃ for me, I’m super committed because โฃI don’t know โwhen the end willโข be. It’s much โsooner rather than later,” โขJames told reporters last month.
James currently holds โฃthe NBA recordโข for most points scored โand is now aiming toโข surpass โBrazilian Oscar Schmidt, the highestโฃ scorer in the history of world basketball.