LeBron James opens up about the culture shock of his first years in the NBA, revealing how some players just did whatever they wanted.

Retirement? Re-up with the Lakers? Request a trade? Here are the various pathways for LeBron and the Lakers for the 2025-26 campaign.

Lakers forward LeBron James will reportedly miss the beginning of the 2025-26 season, his record 23rd in the NBA.

The next year (2021-22), he missed 26 games due to an abdominal strain and swelling in his left knee. The next year, foot injuries kept James off the court for 27 games, marking the third straight year where James failed to play in 60 games for the Lakers.

LeBron sat in front of the media last week for the annual media day. The first question he was hit with was a retirement update. The four-time NBA champion is entering season No.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will miss the start of the regular season due to sciatica on his right side, the team announced Thursday. The Lakers’ first game of the season is on the NBA’s opening night, when they will face the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 21 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica that will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.

LeBron James is ruled out for up to four weeks and will miss the start of the NBA season with sciatica, Los Angeles Lakers have confirmed.

Kevin Durant is, without a doubt, one of the greatest scoring weapons in NBA history. He has averaged 27.2 points per game on 50/39/88 shooting splits for a 17-year career, and he is still approaching those numbers — if not surpassing them — on an annual basis, despite a debilitating Achilles injury at age 30.