How Is LeBron Playing At Such A High Level? Unreal...

[wade44]

It’s amazing to see a 39 year old Lebron still putting on performances like this. His level of play has been stellar

[THE J0KER]

Here are some key reasons why LeBron's career has lasted so long at the top:

- LeBron has always been highly professional and dedicated to his career from the start. It's also a big plus that he's one of the most athletically gifted athletes ever.

- Superstar athletes (like GOAT candidates in their sports) who have built strong brands tend to earn more and gain more social influence as celebrated veterans than when they were rising stars. This gives them a big incentive to keep their careers going as long as they can.

- The biggest leagues of the most popular sports in this century know that big stars draw the most attention and money. They've adjusted their rules to discourage hard or frequent fouls against attacking players, which really helps the top stars stay healthy and prolong their careers.

- Sports medicine and training methods have improved a lot, focusing more on keeping athletes' bodies in good shape for longer. Earlier, the focus was more on quick injury recovery rather than quality recovery.

Just look at the level of tennis that Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Serena Williams reached lately after turning 35, something previously unthinkable. Or consider how long Tom Brady stayed at the top. These examples make LeBron's 2023 level less surprising.

[infinite11285]

LeBron is taking the highest quality and highest doses of PEDs known to man because money isn’t an issue and neither is getting caught because he’s being protected by the people who control the NBA and control the powerful corporations. Other players don’t get that protection, so they get caught while he gets an unfair advantage over everyone else

This is peak fiction:

…the Forbes 50 conspired with the NBA to clean up PED use across the entire league just so a 39-year-old could illegally dope up for corporate exploitation…

Throw in China pulling the levers behind this grand scheme and you’ll check all of the boxes.

[HeartBreakKid]

LeBron is taking the highest quality and highest doses of PEDs known to man because money isn’t an issue and neither is getting caught because he’s being protected by the people who control the NBA and control the powerful corporations. Other players don’t get that protection, so they get caught while he gets an unfair advantage over everyone else

Imagine being this uneducated about PEDs and then being utterly convinced that this one guy has an unfair advantage with literally zero evidence.



Like you're actually saying with a straight face, that Lebron James takes steroids that are so expensive that other basketball players - a league where an average starter is making 80 million dollars, cannot afford them as well? Have you ever even bought steroids?

Why on earth would the league ONLY protect James from using PEDs and not other stars, ESPECIALLY considering it would be wiser to invest in guys who have more years left in their tank? And why would they not do this for other megastars like Jordan and Bryant? How come Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabar were so good for so long as well if they were not megastars?


The level of insecurity is actually insane. Do people typing this type of stuff actually think that if they tried to pass this off to like someone with a PhD or something, they would be like "ah, this all logically checks out!".

[Boardbreaker]

Here are some key reasons why LeBron's career has lasted so long at the top:

- LeBron has always been highly professional and dedicated to his career from the start. It's also a big plus that he's one of the most athletically gifted athletes ever.

- Superstar athletes (like GOAT candidates in their sports) who have built strong brands tend to earn more and gain more social influence as celebrated veterans than when they were rising stars. This gives them a big incentive to keep their careers going as long as they can.

- The biggest leagues of the most popular sports in this century know that big stars draw the most attention and money. They've adjusted their rules to discourage hard or frequent fouls against attacking players, which really helps the top stars stay healthy and prolong their careers.

- Sports medicine and training methods have improved a lot, focusing more on keeping athletes' bodies in good shape for longer. Earlier, the focus was more on quick injury recovery rather than quality recovery.

Just look at the level of tennis that Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Serena Williams reached lately after turning 35, something previously unthinkable. Or consider how long Tom Brady stayed at the top. These examples make LeBron's 2023 level less surprising

This is the biggest thing. I mean a 40 year old Aaron Rodgers is potentially returning from a torn achilles only a few months after the injury while in the past that was essentially a career ender.

[Bergmaniac]

LeBron is taking the highest quality and highest doses of PEDs known to man because money isn’t an issue and neither is getting caught because he’s being protected by the people who control the NBA and control the powerful corporations. Other players don’t get that protection, so they get caught while he gets an unfair advantage over everyone else

NBA PED policy is a joke for everyone, you don't need to be the face of the league to avod being caught, all you have to do is not be an idiot. And with the current going rate for salaries being over 10 mln. per year even for marginal starters and half-decent 6th men there are numerous players in the league who can easily afford the best PEDs in the world.

[Jfh20]

Add usada to the nba and he will retire.. lbj is now about to add Mickey Mouse title #2 to his resume, is anyone even tryin to win this other than lal?

[Diop]

I truly appreciate Lebron, to me he’s like the strength and longevity of Karl Malone combined with the awesome all round skills of Scottie Pippen.

Yet if I was asked to select an all time team to play
In a tournament my first selections would be MJ then Bird. There was someone killer about them

[EmpireFalls]

Read on Twitter

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When Skip is doing this, you know LeBron is playing well

[KyRo23]

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When Skip is doing this, you know LeBron is playing well

I saw two videos after last nights game. One the guy was saying “skip bayless is typing Jordan’s resume into his twitter as we speak” and the other one was “if LeBron wins the IST, haters will say it’s Mickey Mouse ring #2”.

The guy two posts before you is the latter like clockwork

Add usada to the nba and he will retire.. lbj is now about to add Mickey Mouse title #2 to his resume, is anyone even tryin to win this other than lal?

[TheHartBreakKid]

LeBron is taking the highest quality and highest doses of PEDs known to man because money isn’t an issue and neither is getting caught because he’s being protected by the people who control the NBA and control the powerful corporations. Other players don’t get that protection, so they get caught while he gets an unfair advantage over everyone else

Imagine being this uneducated about PEDs and then being utterly convinced that this one guy has an unfair advantage with literally zero evidence.



Like you're actually saying with a straight face, that Lebron James takes steroids that are so expensive that other basketball players - a league where an average starter is making 80 million dollars, cannot afford them as well? Have you ever even bought steroids?

Why on earth would the league ONLY protect James from using PEDs and not other stars, ESPECIALLY considering it would be wiser to invest in guys who have more years left in their tank? And why would they not do this for other megastars like Jordan and Bryant? How come Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabar were so good for so long as well if they were not megastars?


The level of insecurity is actually insane. Do people typing this type of stuff actually think that if they tried to pass this off to like someone with a PhD or something, they would be like "ah, this all logically checks out!".

^literally this x100.

Good stuff Celtic fan HBK

[Homer38]

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[PistolPeteJR]

Draws 3 charges on Zion in the first half of this game. Is that an outlier too, the game right after 5 steals?

Excuse incoming, I’m sure. I’ll see myself out.

The pathological haters can't help but expose their lack of bball IQ, borne from a lifetime of watching basketball purely to gossip; and being permanently debilitated from understanding high level schemes and concepts because their basketball brains will never be developed enough to see the sport as anything but a series of 1v1 possessions like baseball

I'm not a Bron hater. He is my favorite player along with Butler. Ya'll are just stanning a little too much. He is definitely giving some effort for the in season tournament, but he'll go back to standing around after the tournament. Also, if you have such a high bball IQ, you should have accomplished something instead of talking to us peons.

Dude it's really simple tbh: if you're gonna make claims like the one you're making, back it up, similar to how "stans" are backing it up.

[Slim Charlez]

When he retires, the news will come out, but as stated b4 I give him props still not In my top 5 players ...

1. MJ 2. B.Russel 3. L.Bird 4. T.Duncan 5 M.Johnson ... 6. Kobe 7 Shaq ... 8 Bron

Yes I'm a Kobe fan/Laker fan. Still not In my top 5 ... Top 5 Is a class of It's own... Bird himself would wreck Bron with his mind games LOL ... Bird would have Bron crying like no tomorrow LOL

I would assume this was written by a middle schooler just off the rip but seeing the username it's a lot more tragic knowing it come from a guy in his 40's.

[firedavidkahn]

Here are some key reasons why LeBron's career has lasted so long at the top:

- LeBron has always been highly professional and dedicated to his career from the start. It's also a big plus that he's one of the most athletically gifted athletes ever.

- Superstar athletes (like GOAT candidates in their sports) who have built strong brands tend to earn more and gain more social influence as celebrated veterans than when they were rising stars. This gives them a big incentive to keep their careers going as long as they can.

- The biggest leagues of the most popular sports in this century know that big stars draw the most attention and money. They've adjusted their rules to discourage hard or frequent fouls against attacking players, which really helps the top stars stay healthy and prolong their careers.

- Sports medicine and training methods have improved a lot, focusing more on keeping athletes' bodies in good shape for longer. Earlier, the focus was more on quick injury recovery rather than quality recovery.

Just look at the level of tennis that Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Serena Williams reached lately after turning 35, something previously unthinkable. Or consider how long Tom Brady stayed at the top. These examples make LeBron's 2023 level less surprising

This is the biggest thing. I mean a 40 year old Aaron Rodgers is potentially returning from a torn achilles only a few months after the injury while in the past that was essentially a career ender.

Lol no Aaron isn't returning. What he is doing is all for show. There is a 0% chance he will return.

[Heej]

LeBron must be taking those super duper PEDs that make him make three-pointers, too.

To tell the truth tho, that's why NBA players do it. They can recover quicker to practice more. LeBron is a perfect storm. In a league full of super-athletes taking Recovery Enhancing Drugs, LeBron remains an ultimate outlier

[homecourtloss]

Best part of tonight

4-4 3pt
8-8 FT

Yup and 0 turnovers. Ridiculously efficient and impactful game

He took his +efficiency boost PEDs.

[homecourtloss]

When he retires, the news will come out, but as stated b4 I give him props still not In my top 5 players ...

1. MJ 2. B.Russel 3. L.Bird 4. T.Duncan 5 M.Johnson ... 6. Kobe 7 Shaq ... 8 Bron

Yes I'm a Kobe fan/Laker fan. Still not In my top 5 ... Top 5 Is a class of It's own... Bird himself would wreck Bron with his mind games LOL ... Bird would have Bron crying like no tomorrow LOL

I would assume this was written by a middle schooler just off the rip but seeing the username it's a lot more tragic knowing it come from a guy in his 40's.

It’s written like someone writing satire, but the poster unironically believes it

[ryguy613]

When he retires, the news will come out, but as stated b4 I give him props still not In my top 5 players ...

1. MJ 2. B.Russel 3. L.Bird 4. T.Duncan 5 M.Johnson ... 6. Kobe 7 Shaq ... 8 Bron

Yes I'm a Kobe fan/Laker fan. Still not In my top 5 ... Top 5 Is a class of It's own... Bird himself would wreck Bron with his mind games LOL ... Bird would have Bron crying like no tomorrow LOL

nobody who is serious about basketball considers Bird a top 3 player... but you have fun with that one...

[moderndarwin]

Lebron is a top 3 physical specimen the NBA has ever seen. And considering the mix of size, strength, speed, power of nba athletes most consider them the most athletic. That’s to say he’s basically the pinnacle of human athletic ability.

It does not seem anomalous to me that he can still do it. If he was at 100% of peak athleticism from 18 to 33 he’s probably around 85% now. He hasn’t any major lower body injuries. And lebron at 85% of his peak athleticism is still arguably the most athletic player in the league when all facets of athleticism are viewed together.

The only thing he can’t do is have the same endurance of attack. But the Lakers overall have been better so he’s been able to be more targeted on when he goes all out this year.

It’s amazing.