The Story Of LeBron James Starting Menua

NBA player, LeBron James. (Photo: Instagram.com/@kingjames)

JAKARTA - LeBron James is one of the best players in the NBA today. The player who is now defending the Los Angeles Lakers is one of two basketball players who won 38 thousand points in the NBA.

He followed in the footsteps of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Now, James is starting to age. He just turned 38 at the end of last year.

With that age, James clearly has a lot of stories. A myriad of stories have been passed by the player nicknamed King James in his career.

He revealed an interesting incident when he had to face a young player like Jabari Smith Jr. andlin Martin Jr. on Monday, January 16, local time.

At that time, Smith Jr told James that James played Smith Jr's father in his NBA first game.

"It made me feel so old, when Junior said that to me," said James, quoted by Antara from NBA TV, Wednesday, January 18.

"Ini adalah hal yang unik bahwa saya mampu bertahan dalam 'ujian waktu' selama saya bermain, untuk dapat bersaing sekarang melawan kombinasi father dan anak," imbuhnya.

Another challenge that follows the age, for all athletes, is the potential injury. James has been absent in two games since he turned 38 years old. Both to rest the body, including his sore left ankle.

However, James managed to score an average of 37.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 8.6 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games since he was 38 years old. According to Lakers coach, Darvin Ham, James is in a good rhythm.

James also approached the NBA score record Kareem Abdul-Jabbar which has dominated the NBA points charts of all time with 38,387 points.

The former Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers are now only 316 behind him.

According to official NBA statistics, based on an average career score of 27.2 points per game, James needed approximately 11 or 12 more games to break the record. In his last five games, James scored a total of 169 points!

However, James admits he and his team are focused on the health of the players.

"(Health priority) It hasn't changed. We haven't had any luck about the best health, in my opinion, especially this year. I can't tell you what I want from this basketball club (without good health)," said James.