LeBron James‘s unparalleled longevity is still being discussed as he now turns 40 years old and still playing in the NBA. James is still averaging 23.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 8.9 assists per game in his 22nd NBA season. Given that, former NBA player Gilbert Arenas was full of support regarding James’ legacy in the NBA despite the star facing constant criticism from haters.
Arenas provided a fitting reply to James ‘haters’ in a recent appearance on his self-titled podcast. He stated that ‘a lot of people would lose their money if James were to retire at the end of the season. This is because James is one of the biggest ‘attractions ‘talking points’ in the NBA. Arenas also claimed that James is one of the biggest names in the NBA.
Gilbert Arenas said, “I can tell you this! If he retires at the end of this year there’s gonna be a lot of MotherF****ers who about to lose a lot of money. Because there’s no more LeBron James to talk bad about and you won’t be in the algorithm. You better hope he plays for the next 5 to 7 years coz if he’s gone than those cheques are gone.”
The haters are still eating off LeBron’s longevity🔥 pic.twitter.com/jKfjpFTgdz
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) January 7, 2025
Aside from this, Regardless of the game’s outcome, LeBron James consistently puts on his best for his team. He performed the same feat against the Dallas Mavericks, hitting the Mavs defense with an incredible “windmill slam dunk.” NBA fans all over the world took notice of this. James is one of the NBA’s finest players.
Even in his 22nd year, the Los Angeles Lakers star has been performing with the same mentality and dedication to the sport. He has dealt with constant criticism and noise around him over his career and remains unfazed by it.
LeBron James offers his take after surpassing Michael Jordan in career 30-point games
LeBron James broke Michael Jordan‘s record for the most 30-point games in NBA history and paid tribute to him at the same time in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Atlanta Hawks on January 3rd night. He achieved this feat by hitting a turnaround, fadeaway shot in the fourth quarter and wearing the number 23 on his uniform. James shared his views on this after the game.
LeBron James said, “He was more of a left-shoulder fadeaway guy, I kind of go the opposite way. But it’s two masters of their craft, putting in work and work and work to the point where it kind of becomes unguardable. It’s just work. It’s just work and dedication.”
LeBron James speaks about passing Michael Jordan in career 30-point games and doing it on a fadeaway jumper: “Just two masters of their craft” pic.twitter.com/MZ88uQv2qx
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 4, 2025
In addition to holding other longevity records, James finished the previous season as the NBA’s career scoring leader. Over the last 18 years, he has scored 10 points or more in 1,253 straight games, shattering the mark set by Jordan from 1986 to 2001 (866). James is undoubtedly one of the greatest basketball players this generation has witnessed.
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