The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a stellar 10-4 start to the 2025-26 season, and while Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have led the way with the best starts of their young careers, they’ve also gotten strong production elsewhere especially from newcomers Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart. Now, on Tuesday night, as the Lakers get set to host the Utah Jazz, they may be getting a major reinforcement in veteran superstar LeBron James, who has missed the entire season so far with a sciatic issue. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, James has been upgraded to questionable for the matchup a positive sign as he aims to make his season debut. James is reportedly “motivated and eager to return to action” and is “monitoring his body around the clock.” More news: Pistons Star Cade Cunningham’s Personal Announcement Has NBA Fans Buzzing More news: Clippers $30 Million Star Wing to Miss Multiple Months with New Injury LeBron James is set to turn 41 years old in December and while he’s noted that the end is certainly nearing, he remained very productive last season averaging 24. 4 points, 8. 2 assists, and 7. 8 rebounds per game across 34. 9 minutes and he appeared in 70 of the 82 regular season games. Now, the most interesting storyline ahead of James’ anticipated return is how the Lakers, who have shown they can win games and hold there own without him, will implement him back into the lineup as a ball dominant forward like he is and how will he affect Austin Reaves, who’s currently averaging 28. 3 points, 8. 2 assists, and 5. 1 rebounds. It’s likely James will be on a minutes restriction early on during his first few games back, as he mentioned Monday that he’s still working to get his lungs back into game shape joking that he currently has “baby lungs.” “Obviously, my lungs feel like a newborn baby. That’s the most important thing.
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Lakers Receive Major Update on LeBron James Ahead of Jazz Game
