It won't be long until we see LeBron James back in action for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The four-time NBA champion was back practising 5-on-5 with his teammates on Monday for the first time since the playoffs in May.

James is expected to return to action within the next few games.

The Lakers announced that James has been upgraded from being ruled out to questionable ahead of Tuesday's game against the Utah Jazz.

"We've been taking it literally one minute, one hour, one step at a time throughout this whole process," James said.

"So, see how I feel this afternoon, see how I feel tonight. When I wake up in the morning, we'll probably have shootaround. So, just got to see how the body responds over the next 24 hours-plus."

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