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LeBron James will sit out of first Lakers preseason game

LeBron James has apparently looked like “a freight train” during Lakers training camp so far, but fans will have to wait a while longer before getting to see him leave the station.

James said after practice on Thursday that the plan is for him to only play in half of the team’s six preseason games, and that Saturday’s preseason opener against the Golden State Warriors won’t be one of them:

LeBron James says he won’t play in the opener this preseason “for sure” in San Francisco.