{"id":11718,"date":"2025-12-01T01:50:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=11718"},"modified":"2025-12-01T01:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:50:18","slug":"lebron-james-out-vs-pelicans-in-opener-of-lakers-back-to-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=11718","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James out vs. Pelicans in opener of Lakers&#8217; back-to-back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Dave McMenamin<span class=\"timestamp \">Nov 30, 2025, 11:41 AM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN.\n<\/li>\n<li>Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2876e98b-b9bc-2920-4319-46e6943f8be4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/lal\/los-angeles-lakers\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star <a data-player-guid=\"1f6592b3-ff53-d321-8dc5-6038d48c1786\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/1966\/lebron-james\">LeBron James<\/a> was ruled out of Sunday&#8217;s game against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"9461f397-7882-94c0-c18c-e89bdc9e570e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/no\/new-orleans-pelicans\">New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> because of left foot injury management.<\/p>\n<p>James, 40, missed the first 14 games of the season with sciatica &#8212; a nerve issue affecting his lower back and down the right side of his body. The four-time NBA MVP also missed games last season because of his left foot.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday is the first leg of a back-to-back for the Lakers, with a home game against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c6eade89-5971-0e84-8ccb-cd91482b2b50\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/phx\/phoenix-suns\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> to follow Monday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/47084881\/why-lebron-james-most-remarkable-nba-streak-now-risk\" class=\"img-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/r1580085_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, James&#8217; longtime friend and agent, told ESPN last week that it was his preference for James not to play in back-to-backs to preserve his body as he plays in a record-setting 23rd season.<\/p>\n<p>James is averaging 16.5 points, 8.3 assists and 5.0 rebounds in four games this season since returning from the sciatica injury. The Lakers have gone 4-0 with him in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers also will be without guard <a data-player-guid=\"f5096a5b-cbc5-1d7f-d406-56c623c434e5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/2990992\/marcus-smart\">Marcus Smart<\/a> for the second straight game because of back spasms.\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/47151745\/lebron-james-vs-pelicans-opener-lakers-back-back\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave McMenaminNov 30, 2025, 11:41 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. 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