Set to enter his 21st season and inching ever closer to age 40, it’s difficult to ask for more from LeBron James. But if he and the Lakers hope to make another deep playoff run, more is exactly what it will it take. Specifically, as it relates to his 3-point stroke.
On the surface, James put up his usual gaudy numbers this past season despite the extracurriculars with the roster, a new head coach and a slew of injuries that riddled the team. One of those major injures was his own.
In what would later be revealed to be a torn tendon in his right foot, James still expedited his way back onto the court and averaged 24.