“Can play another game”: LeBron refuses to get tired

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Whenever LeBron James’ fitness is in doubt, however small, the NBA’s biggest star takes care to remind everyone that in his case age (36) reflects nothing. This morning (Tuesday), just 48 hours after defeating Detroit by two overtimes, LeBron led the Lakers to a 112-119 victory over Oklahoma City after overtime, with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists.

“Am I tired? Absolutely not,” he said LeBron At the end of his third overtime in two days, which sealed 89 minutes on the floor in two games. “I can go to bed now because the game is over and I’m down in tension, but if I have to keep playing right now – I’m ready.

So far this season LeBron has not missed a single Lakers game (25/25), and he plays an average of 34.5 minutes per game. For him, this is the lowest number of minutes in his career, but for the various league players it is a number that is not at all obvious to a player at this age. For comparison, he plays more than a few young stars in their 20s, including Zion Williamson, Trey Young, Donovan Mitchell, Jaylen Brown, Bam Adbaio, Diaron Fox and Ben Simmons.

Also, “King James” recorded his third triple double this season, and his ninth after the age of 35. Throughout history, only three players have recorded a triple double after the age of 35: Jason Kidd (8 times), Paul Pierce (3) And Pao Gasol (3). The only ones to do so in their 18th or later season are Kobe Bryant (2), Tim Duncan (1) and Carl Malone (1).

Following on from Tom Brady’s incredible achievement in the NFL, LeBron was asked if he plans to play until a certain age, and replied: “First of all, Brady is one of the greatest of all time, he inspires me. These are two different disciplines, I do not know how long I will play basketball, “I don’t have a specific time. The basketball game will let me know when my time will come.”

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