Los Angeles Lakers fans all want to know when LeBron James will make his season debut. After dealing with a sciatica problem throughout the preseason, James was shut down at the start of the 2025-26 season, and has missed each of the Lakers' first nine games.

The good news for Los Angeles is that despite Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves missing games due to injury, the Lakers are 7-2 and find themselves right behind the Oklahoma City Thunder at the top of the Western Conference standings.

However, the bad news is that LeBron remains out with his sciatica injury, and his latest injury update signals more missed games on the horizon.

James, who has been targeting a mid-November return to the court , has officially been cleared for contact basketball activities and will be re-evaluated

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