EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- When the Los Angeles Lakers reviewed the tape of their disappointing 119-109 opening-night loss to the Golden State Warriors , coach JJ Redick said there was an important voice in the room as they sifted through the wreckage: LeBron James .

"LeBron was really helpful," Redick said after practice Wednesday.

James, dressed in a suit and glasses, appeared stoic in his padded seat at the end of the bench Tuesday as he missed his first regular-season opener of his 23-year career because of sciatica affecting his lower back and right leg.

While James won't be re-evaluated for another one to two weeks and sources told ESPN's Shams Charania he isn't expected to make his season debut until mid-November, he was active in the film session when the coaching staff point

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