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LeBron James to miss 76ers’ game against Bucks with back pain
LeBron James will miss Philadelphia’s game against Milwaukee on Saturday to manage low back pain and sciatica.
The 41-year-old is in his first season with the 76ers, who began the season with two wins.
Philadelphia is managing James’s back issue over a long season; he missed the first 14 games last season with sciatica.
After two games this season, he is averaging 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6 assists.
The 76ers are also playing their first back-to-back, with a home game against Detroit on Sunday.
The team has not detailed its plans for James and Joel Embiid across the two games, though Embiid said he expects to play one of them.
LeBron James will miss the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks because of lower-back pain management.
The 41-year-old was listed with low back pain/sciatica management.
The game is the first of Philadelphia’s back-to-back games this weekend.
The Sixers are scheduled to host the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
In his first two games with Philadelphia, James averaged 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists.
- Who
- LeBron James, 41, of the Philadelphia 76ers.
- What
- He will miss the game against the Milwaukee Bucks to manage lower-back pain/sciatica.
- When
- Saturday night, October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
- Why
- The team listed him with low back pain/sciatica management.
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The 76ers downgraded James from questionable to out for the game against Milwaukee.
James was set to miss the first game of the 76ers’ back-to-back against the Bucks.
Philadelphia was scheduled to host the Detroit Pistons.
- Player
- LeBron James, 41
- Injury designation
- Low back/sciatica management
- Opponent
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Game venue
- Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia
- First two games
- 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game
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The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow's game vs. Milwaukee: LeBron James — back management — QUESTIONABLE Dean Wade – ankle – QUESTIONABLE Dominick Barlow – back – OUT Tacko Fall – quad – OUT This is the front end of a back-to-back.