King James skips opener, calls injury ‘just old age’
LeBron James missed the Lakers’ first regular-season game for the first time in his career, managing a sciatica and foot issue. At 40 and in Year 23, he laughed it off: “It’s called old.” Maybe next he’ll blame gravity for double-teaming him.
Coach JJ Redick says the Lakers will manage his minutes, letting fresh legs carry the load as defense becomes their focus in the Western grind.
