LeBron James is going to be out for a while. The NBA superstar, who turns 41 in December, will miss the start of the NBA season due to sciatica, as first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania. On Wednesday, Charania added on ESPN that James plans to take a “patient” approach with his injury and is expected to return “around mid-November.”

He even played a role in the recruitment of Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart to boost the Lakers' roster, and he already has a tight bond with Redick, his former teammate in Dallas. James begins his unprecedented 23rd NBA season on the bench due to sciatica,

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is targeting a mid-November return to the floor after being sidelined with sciatica, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Wednesday. The Lakers announced Oct. 9 that James would be out 3-4 weeks, but Charania noted that James, 40, will take a "patient approach" with his rehabilitation process.

LeBron James made it very clear that he’ll do everything in his power to hold onto his wife of 12 years, Savannah James. The NBA superstar, 40, appeared on Savannah’s “Everybody’s Crazy” podcast on Tuesday,

LeBron James said he'd do whatever it takes to make his marriage to Savannah work. During an appearance on the Oct. 14 episode of Savannah's podcast Everybody's Crazy, the NBA superstar, 40, spoke about the lengths he'd go to for his wife. "I know I don't want to be alone, that's for damn sure," LeBron said.

Thirteen years after the Oklahoma City Thunder made the fateful trade to send James Harden to the Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant still feels raw about what could have been with that team.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the first player in the 20-season club, getting there in 1988-89. Robert Parish followed in 1995-96 (and played a 21st season as well). Kevin Willis played 21 seasons, his career ending in 2006-07.

Kendrick Perkins of ESPN came up with a player comparison for Cooper Flagg that may sound just a bit outlandish.