Luka Doncic had 43 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, and LeBron James added 25 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' fifth consecutive victory, 135-118 over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers/onsi as Lakers' LeBron James Gets Candid About Slow Season Start After Injury. The Los Angeles Lakers received a major boost last Tuesday when star forward LeBron James made his long awaited season debut after missing the first 14 games of the season with a lower back injury.

After practicing Monday, the NBA's all-time scoring leader makes his season debut Tuesday against the Utah Jazz.

LeBron James certainly didn’t look like he had been away from an NBA court for nearly seven months when he began his unprecedented 23rd season, even if his burning lungs told him otherwise.

LeBron James was wearing nothing at all while being interviewed after the Lakers beat the Jazz on Sunday night.