LeBron James will sit out of the Los Angeles Lakers' exhibition opener against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
"Six preseason games, so hopefully I can get to at least half of them. But we'll see. I think every game will dictate it. I will not be playing in Saturday's game, that's for sure, in the Bay. But we'll see after that," said James.
Darvin Ham stated that James, who is the oldest active player in the NBA, is "100 percent healthy" entering the season.
Ham added that the upgraded roster will help lessen James' workload this upcoming season.
"The fact that our roster is what it is, he doesn't have to come start the season with his cape on, so to speak. ... The help that he has around him will allow him to not have to be full throttle in every practice and every preseason game," said Ham.