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Major benefits of James comeback: No discomfort after training, and he will return as soon as 5 days later to set a record

9:32am, 14 November 2025Basketball

On November 14th, the 41-year-old James came back with great benefits. According to Lakers team reporter Dave McMenamin, after his first 5v5 confrontation training in six months, James did not experience any pain or discomfort. He is expected to return to the team to participate in joint training, and may even come back on November 19th to make his 23rd season debut.

According to reports, James did not experience any discomfort after completing training on Thursday. This was his first 5V5 confrontation training in 6 months. Today, James trained with the South Bay Lakers again. South Bay Lakers head coach Zach Guthrie presided over the training. James participated in the entire process and was able to successfully complete the five-on-five confrontation training session without any persistent pain or soreness in the lower back or right side of the body.

Sources revealed that this training is "extremely intense" and James is preparing to become the first player in NBA history to play in his 23rd season; the Lakers plan to conduct a training session at the team headquarters on Monday after the away trip. Sources revealed that if James continues to recover smoothly over the weekend, he may train with the team.

According to the schedule, the Lakers will face the Pelicans on November 15th and the Bucks on November 16th; after five consecutive away games, they will rest for 2 consecutive days, and then play against the Jazz at home on November 19th. , James may come back in this game. In other words, James will make his season debut in 5 days at the earliest; if he does not come back on November 19, James should come back on November 24, when the Lakers will play the Jazz again on the road.

The last time the Lakers defeated the Thunder by 29 points in an away game, the outside world called for the Lakers to need James to return; currently the Lakers have 8 wins and 4 losses and are ranked fifth in the Western Conference. When will James return? Let’s wait and see.

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