James to Miss Opening of NBA Campaign due to Sciatic Issues.
The veteran player commenced his career with the Cavaliers in 2003.
James has been ruled out for up to four weeks and is set to miss the opening of the league campaign because of sciatic issues, Lakers announced.
The player, forty, signed a new contract with the Lakers in June of this year and is poised to be the first player to compete across 23 distinct seasons.
Sciatic pain is a pain in the sciatic region that travels down the lower back and through the leg.
James has not taken part in pre-season and did not play in the defeats against the Golden State Warriors and the Suns recently as a result of the glute nerve irritation.
The American will likely miss for all five of the LA Lakers' games in October, featuring the first game against Golden State Warriors.
The star, the highest points scorer in history, has always been present for the opening of the season in his 22-year career.
The number of 1,562 games played is just 50 short than surpassing former Boston star Robert Parish's league record.
The champion played in 70 out of the Lakers' eighty-two games the previous campaign and competed in 71 matches in the prior season.
The previous season, the player posted over 24 points, more than 8 assists and nearly 8 rebounds per game and came in sixth in the MVP vote.
LA reached the postseason in last season but were defeated 4-1 against the Minnesota in the first round.
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