LeBron out 3-4 weeks, set to miss Lakers opener

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers prima LeBron James, who has yet to enactment successful grooming camp, volition beryllium sidelined an further 3 to 4 weeks due to the fact that of sciatica connected his close side, the squad announced Thursday.

James, 40, missed the Lakers' archetypal 2 preseason games and has yet to enactment successful a afloat signifier due to the fact that of what manager JJ Redick described arsenic nervus irritation successful his glute.

Sciatica describes the symptoms of irritation, inflammation oregon compression of the sciatic nerve, according to ESPN wounded expert Stephania Bell. The nervus originates successful the lumbar (lower) spine and travels down done the gluteal muscles and the hamstrings earlier branching into different smaller nerves successful the little limb and foot. Symptoms tin scope from symptom that tin beryllium crisp oregon burning to numbness and tingling oregon pins and needles. Resolution clip varies wide and depends connected the root of the problem.

When asked Thursday for an update connected James' advancement with the injury, earlier the Lakers released the sciatica diagnosis, Redick said James was "on his ain timeline."

Should James proceed to beryllium sidelined for the afloat 3 to 4 weeks, helium would miss the Lakers' opening-night crippled against the Golden State Warriors connected Oct. 21.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported this week that James would apt miss the full preseason but had been targeting opening nighttime for his instrumentality to crippled action.