James reportedly sprained his MCL in Game 5 of the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs when the team was knocked out of the postseason by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Going into his record 23rd season, managing his body and his workload will, as usual, be of the utmost importance.

On Monday, most of the teams in the NBA will hold their media days, with the exception of the five teams who held media days last week ahead of their participation in international preseason contests.