In the wake of the news that LeBron James would miss the start of the Lakers‘ season with sciatica on his right side, there has now been an update in his timeline, courtesy of ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter video link).
Charania says that James and the Lakers are targeting a mid-November season debut, but that LeBron will not rush back prematurely.
“A source told me tonight that LeBron would be taking a patient approach with this rehab from nerve injury,” Charania said. “The ramp-up process for this will be a lot of basketball-shape conditioning work.”
Charania notes that James started dealing with the nerve issue during a workout at the end of July or beginning of August, which impeded his usual preseason training ramp-up period.
Charania points to October 30 as a key date for James to be reevaluated, but adds it’s expected that he will need at least a few weeks after that to return to a conditioning level that he feels comfortable with before taking the floor again.
James, who will turn 41 in December, has played at least 75 games, including playoffs, in each of the last two seasons, after not having reached that benchmark since the 2017/18 season.
Bruised ego.
Lakers lose to Mavs at home. AD playing PF (31 mins, 18 pts, 9 reb) with Lyvely at C (26 mins, 12 pts, 11 reb).
Lakers are better without him anyways.
succumbing to the one opponent who cannot be defeated, age
Father Time remains unbeaten
LeBron has a chance of being the first ever to miss time due to an enlarged prostate.
I’d rather succumb to age than tired cliches…People been making age jokes for days but hes still in the league and youre still on the couch LeBron is a champ and you r a slouch…ouch
His injury is something old age creates. Once you get over 40 you and people your age gets the same injury. Lebron will need to adjust to not trying to bowl people over anymore.
All these dudes who get so mad about others success is wild.
I guess the hair transplant isn’t taking. Back to Türkiye he goes.
You read NPR too? I was going to say he is waiting until Thanksgiving to feast…that is the only turkey he cares about