At long, long last, the 2025-26 NBA season is here. And, as has become a fairly frequent thing over the last decade-plus, the Golden State Warriors have drawn an opening night assignment, as they visit the Los Angeles Lakers at 7:00 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.

No, LeBron James isn't playing on opening night against the Warriors. The Lakers' superstar was ruled out well in advance of the game. LeBron James isn't playing because he's out with a multi-week injury. James is dealing with sciatica on the right side, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Los Angeles star will miss the opening night matchup with Golden State and delay the start of his 23rd season because of the injury.

After quite a long offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers will finally play regular season basketball today. LA also has an update on Bronny James ahead of the seaso

It starts with having IQ, and those guys are smart enough to know how to play off one another,” LeBron James says of Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Luka Dončić appeared in a video dropped by the team in advance of the squad's season opener at home against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.