Sudden! Sciatica! James collapsed suddenly

Woke up and the sky fell for LeBron James fans! Because their idol suddenly suffered an injury, not only will he miss the remaining preseason games of the Lakers, but he will even be unable to play in the early regular season games...

On October 10, according to ESPN reporter Shams, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will miss at least 3-4 weeks due to right sciatica. As a result, Lao Zhan will miss the opening stage of the Lakers' 2025-26 NBA regular season! It is particularly worth mentioning that this is also the first time in his career that LeBron James has missed the regular season opener.

At 10 a.m. on October 22, the Los Angeles Lakers will face the Golden State Warriors, their first opponent in the new season, at home. But James collapsed due to injury at this juncture, which will directly lead to the abortion of the Zhanku showdown that thousands of fans have been waiting for! According to statistics, LeBron James has played in the NBA regular season opener for 22 consecutive times.

In these 22 opening games, LeBron James averaged 25.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. Among them, in the first game of his career in 2003, he scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. In the 22nd game of his career in 2024, he scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

James collapsed suddenly due to sciatica on his right side. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow from the blue to the Lakers! Because of Lao Zhan's sudden injury, this will inevitably greatly reduce the overall strength of the Lakers, which will be very detrimental to their efforts to obtain a good regular season ranking in the fiercely competitive Wild West.

At the same time, since Lao Zhan cannot play in the early games of the regular season, this will definitely put the Lakers' new boss Luka Doncic under a severe test. Because this is the first season that Doncic has completely taken over the Lakers' top spot from James, the quality of his single-core team leadership will be directly related to his reputation! Whether Doncic can perfectly take over James' mantle and become the Lakers' qualified and outstanding first star will become a hot topic for the Lakers in the new season.

Based on James' absence, the Lakers are expected to play 5-9 games during this period. Their first 10 opponents of the new season are: Golden State Warriors (home), Minnesota Timberwolves (home), Sacramento Kings (away), Portland Trail Blazers (home), Timberwolves (away), Memphis Grizzlies (away), Miami Heat (home), Portland Trail Blazers (away), San Antonio Spurs (home), Atlanta Hawks (away).

Judging from the Lakers' schedule, the overall difficulty of their first ten games of the new season is not low! Except for the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks, which are easier to deal with, the other opponents are almost all tough nuts to crack.

According to follow-up reports from Lakers team reporter Khobi Price, LeBron James' original goal was to return in the Lakers' opening game against the Golden State Warriors. However, the sudden right sciatica injury completely disrupted everything! This not only ruined the long-awaited showdown between James and Ku, but also cast a shadow over the Lakers' championship prospects in the new season. After all, before the new season officially started, the team suddenly lost an indispensable core member. This is not a good sign for any team chasing the championship!

I hope LeBron James can recover soon and return to the game! At the same time, we also hope that Luka Doncic can successfully lead the team through the difficulties before James returns. Come on, Luka Doncic! LeBron James! Come on, Los Angeles Lakers!