Shams: James has completed his first 5v5 practice of the season and is expected to return to the game in the middle to late this month

6686 Sports November 13 According to the latest report from well-known sports reporter Shams Charania, LeBron James, who is recovering from a sciatic nerve injury, seems to be one step closer to returning to the game.

Earlier, James participated in his first full practice of the season at the South Bay Lakers, the Lakers' G-League team. Not only that, he also participated in five-on-five full-court confrontation exercises and performed well in them.

According to ESPN reporter Shams Charania, the oldest player in the current NBA was in "excellent competitive shape" and "feeling very good" during practice.

Shams said on the show: "James was assigned to the South Bay Lakers, the Lakers' Development League affiliate team, today and completed his first full practice of the season. More importantly, this was his first five-on-five actual practice this season so that Preparing to return to the game. Sources told me that James was in excellent condition during practice, moved smoothly, and showed no signs of discomfort related to the right nerve problem."

"I currently understand that LeBron is very positive and looking forward to returning to the game. , it is expected that he may make his season debut in the middle or late this month. The Lakers are monitoring his competitive status every day - including how he feels after today's practice, his body's reaction tomorrow, and whether he can gradually adapt to the intensity of actual combat. It can be expected that he will need to complete a few more complete exercises before he can officially return to the game, but this has already marked the beginning of his countdown to his return for the 23rd NBA season. "

James is about to enter his 23rd NBA season, which will be the record for the most games played by a player in the history of the league. He is currently tied with former All-Star Vince Carter for the all-time lead (22 seasons).

While the Lakers naturally expect James to return as soon as possible, they have performed well in his absence. So far this season, the Lakers rank fourth in the Western Conference with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, behind the Thunder, Spurs and Nuggets.