Revealing the secret of James injury: Sciatica has lasted for more than two months, and celebrities say he should retire after the new season

On October 11, Lakers star James was sidelined for at least 3-4 weeks due to sciatica. Today, ESPN reporter Shams revealed that James has been injured for more than two months. Perkins bluntly said that he should retire after the new season.

James is currently suffering from sciatica. Shams said on the show today: As far as I know, James' injury first occurred in late July and early August when he was undergoing surgery. Court training, which means that he has been fighting this problem for two and a half months now. Even before the Lakers' media day and training camp started on September 30, there was news that James had not touched basketball for more than a month. This is obviously not his regular pattern.

continued: We all know that this player is known for his strict physical management, and now he will miss the season opener. This fully shows that both he and the Lakers admit that he needs more time to adjust to his condition and regain his familiar game body and competitive conditions. At present, he is obviously not up to standard.

Rob Murrows reported that the Lakers' goal is to have James return against the Spurs on November 6; however, Evan Sidery said: In the past month, the situation has gotten worse and LeBron has been unable to perform any on-court basketball activities. LeBron may not fully recover until close to Thanksgiving (November 27).

James' contract with the Lakers only has the last year of the 2025-26 season left, and he will become a free agent next summer. Salary expert Bobby Marks said that James is eligible to sign a three-year $188 million contract with the Lakers next summer. The starting annual salary for the 2026-27 season is $58.1 million. However, after the new season, James may choose to retire.

Talking about James' future, Lakers team reporter Dave McMenamin reported that both Doncic and Reeves like to play alongside James and hope that this partnership can continue. Regarding James' retirement, neither Doncic nor Reaves has asked him personally. They want to express their respect for James in this way.

Multiple sources close to James said it is unclear how his career will end. One source said: Everyone is trying to predict when he will retire, but the reality is that no one really knows. If he appears to be able to continue playing basketball, it could help his desire to do as well as possible with the Lakers this season. Therefore, James' situation remains up in the air.

Regarding James' situation, famous mouthpiece Perkins said: The new season, I think, should be James' last season. He really should retire after this season. There was nothing left for him to accomplish, he had accomplished everything.