Last week, some of us reporters that cover the Lakers had a chance to speak with LeBron James on Zoom. Going into the chat, one thing I was curious about was how he thought the hiatus was impacting his body, and what he was able to do to try and stay in shape.
I started thinking back to August, when I wrote an article called “LeBron’s (Incomparable) 17th Season,” detailing how he’s the only player in NBA history to average at least 25 points and 10 assists after their age-30 season, and he’s 35.
There’s a graphic in the piece showing that LeBron entered the season ranked 4th on the all-time minutes list (combined regular season and postseason), and with 2,094 more in the bank (58,378 total), he’s up to third, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.