EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- LeBron James was sidelined to open training camp Tuesday with what Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick called "a little bit of nerve irritation in the glute."

James, who turns 41 in December, will become the first player in league history to have played 23 seasons when the Lakers host the Golden State Warriors on opening night next month.

Redick said "the goal" was for James to be recovered in time for the Warriors game, but the coach did not rule out James participating in at least one of the Lakers' six preseason games.

"It's probably a little bit longer of a ramp-up leading into opening night for him," Redick said of James. "Obviously in Year 23, it's uncharted territory here."

Redick said that James "probably did too much" in training camp last fall to sh

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