After being sidelined to start the season, Lakers star LeBron James is expected to take a significant step this week toward his eventual season debut.

ESPN first reported on Sunday that James will practice with the Lakers on Monday at their El Segundo practice facility.

Monday’s session will be the first practice of the season for James, who’s been sidelined because of sciatica on his right side.

“There’s a lot of excitement to the things that we can do as a group,” Austin Reaves said after Saturday’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks . “And I spoke about it the other day, y’all know how he is. He analyzes everything to a tee. I’m sure he’s sitting at his house while we’re playing, probably drinking a little bit of wine and watching the game and seeing what exactly he can do to help this

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