LeBron James Rumors: Sciatica Injury Developed During Summer Workout
Year 23 for LeBron James was momentarily put on hold this week when it was announced that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar would miss the start of the 2025-26 season due to a sciatica on his right side.
James and his camp cautioned the Lakers that he’d need more time to ramp up and it was later revealed it was due to injury.
This is the first time in James’ career that he will miss Opening Night, a sign that this isn’t an injury to be taken lightly.
According to Shams Charania of ESPN, James initially developed the issue during a summer workout:
“My understanding is this injury for LeBron, this nerve issue, first developed, first occurred, in late July, early August, during an on-court workout. So it’s now two-and-a-half months and counting that he’s had to deal with it and manage it. So even before the Lakers’ Media Day on Sept. 29 and the start of training camp, I’m told LeBron James had not done much basketball for well over a month prior to that. So it had been a normal routine summer for him, he’s a creature of habit, we know that by the way he maintains his body. So for him to be out to start the season and miss his first ever Opening Night, it shows an admission by him and the Lakers that he needs more time to ramp up, getting into basketball shape, getting into the right basketball conditioning that he’s accustomed to. He’s not there yet.”
It’s a bit concerning that James hadn’t been able to participate in much basketball activity since suffering the injury, potentially delaying his return to the court even more. The initial announcement said LeBron would be re-evaluated in 3-4 weeks, though that means he’ll still need time afterward to ramp up if cleared.
Luka Doncic is positioned to fully take over the team in James’ absence, and he and the team can take solace in the fact that the early part of their schedule is relatively light. Hopefully LeBron is able to return sooner than later because the Western Conference looks unforgiving on paper.
Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves want to continue playing with LeBron James
LeBron James may be the oldest player in the league, but he remains one of the best. While Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will have to open the season without him, they reportedly expressed a desire to want to continue playing with him beyond this year.
The "Bachelor In Paradise" Finale Was A Wild Ride And Honestly Made Me Believe In Love
Editor's Note: I hope this goes without saying, but SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!
After 10 long and emotionally chaotic weeks, this season of
For longtime Bachelor Nation fans, the tenth and most recent season of
The show, hosted by Jesse Palmer, typically encourages contestants to find romantic connections, and in classic Bachelor fashion, if they don’t receive a rose each week, then they face being eliminated. But this summer
Plus, the whole season was littered with personal drama.
At the very beginning of the season, exes Susie Evans and Justin Glaze stirred up a bit of chaos when they both showed up to
There was also all of the commotion regarding Jeremy Simon and Bailey Taylor Brown’s relationship.
Before Susie left Costa Rica she went on one date with Jeremy and evidently left an impression because when Jeremy later spiraled over Bailey going on a date with Andrew Spencer, he asked production to call Susie and ask her to come back to Paradise. She declined but Jeremy continued to talk about his interest in Susie, ultimately resulting in fellow cast member Brian Autz telling Bailey about the degree of Jeremy’s feelings for another woman.
Not to mention, Sean McLaughlin’s failed voting strategy (which some referred to as an attempted coup) ended up backfiring completely and getting the rest of the cast to vote against him.
Clearly, the stakes were high on this season of BIP and all of this led up to this week's finale.
First, we watched the final rose ceremony where Bailey, Jeremy, Keith Gordon, and Kathy Swarts were eliminated. It was a sad goodbye, but it was time to move things right along to get a little closer to finding out who was going to go home with half a million dollars.
The next morning, Jesse explained the rules of a daunting physical challenge for the final three couples — Dale Moss and Kat Izzo, Andrew Spencer and Alexe Godin, and Spencer Conley and Jess Edwards. Standing on platforms above a pool of water, each couple was strapped into harnesses and held onto handles that were tethered to heavy weights. After lasting for more than 40 minutes, Andrew and Alexe beat out their competitors, locking in their safety to advance to the final round of the journey.
In another surprise twist, there was a final cocktail party where the rest of the couples from the season who had already been voted off returned to help decide whether Dale and Kat or Spencer and Jess should be given the opportunity to also move forward into the final round.
The former couples voted and, of course, Sean didn’t hesitate to use his time back in Paradise to drop some bombs and cause some havoc. Addressing all of the current and former contestants before voting took place, Sean told the group that he had spoken with a mutual friend of Kat’s ex, and she had apparently shared that she didn’t plan on actually falling in love on
On the final morning in Paradise after the chaos of the cocktail party, Jesse revealed that Spencer and Jess were chosen to move forward to the final round, leaving Dale and Kat behind.
Then the remaining couples were faced with their final test: Separated from one another, Andrew, Alexe, Spencer, and Jess were individually presented with the choice to either take $250,000 in cash or meet their partner in a suite. Viewers were about to find out, were the final contestants really there for love or money?
Andrew’s choice was clear — he barely entertained taking the money and waited for Alexe in a suite overlooking the cash prize. Even though Alexe deliberated taking the money to pay off her student loans, something Andrew told cameras he wouldn’t be offended by, she ended up walking up the stairs to the suite and choosing Andrew over the cash. He was so elated and happily surprised that he even cried tears of joy; their playful and meaningful connection exudes through the screen.
Just when they thought their journey was over, Jesse appeared and offered the couple the option to choose from three envelopes on a silver platter; in each envelope was a different amount of money they could potentially walk away with. They chose an envelope containing $125,000. When it was all said and done, Andrew asked Alexe to be his girlfriend and the two of them couldn’t have seemed happier.
Lastly, Spencer also didn’t hesitate to choose Jess over the $250,000. Earlier in the episode we even saw him looking at engagement rings, so there was no question Spencer was going to prioritize his relationship with Jess over the money.
The question was, would Jess reciprocate? Luckily, we didn’t have to wait long to see that her answer was also to choose Spencer instead of the cash prize. After giving the couple a minute, Jesse also approached them with a silver platter of three envelopes to choose from. Not only did they walk away with a check for $190,000, but Spencer also took the finale to the next level when he got down on one knee and proposed to Jess. To everyone’s joy and relief, she said yes!
Both couples are still together to this day, as are Bailey and Jeremy, as well as Dale and Kat. If this season of Bachelor in Paradise taught us anything, it’s that love is real.
So, did you watch this season of Bachelor in Paradise? I need to know your thoughts! And if you haven't already, you can catch up on every episode of this season now on Hulu!
