His 23rd season in the NBA is about to begin. This Monday, LeBron James returned to training with the Los Angeles Lakers after suffering from sciatica since the beginning of the summer. Although he should be the first player in history to play games in 23 different seasons, the American star missed the first 14 games of the season and is not yet fully ready to return to his best.
“I’m trying to find the feeling of being myself again. We’ll see how my body responds over the next 24 hours,” he explained after the first group session of the season.
“Tea and rest tonight”
The former Cleveland and Miami player has started training again, but only with the South Bay G-League team.
“I feel like my lungs are like the lungs of a newborn baby,” LeBron James smiled. This is the most important thing: they have to become human again. I was speechless after a day of giving instructions and talking in practice. There will be tea and rest tonight. But it’s nice to be with friends, I miss them. »
Despite the absence, the Los Angeles Lakers have had an exciting start to the season, with 10 wins in 14 games, driven primarily by the excellent Luka Doncic. They notably picked up two wins against the New Orleans Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks. Their next game, which LeBron James proposed to play, was against the Utah Jazz.
