Even LeBron James’ Biggest Haters Should Be Rooting For Him In His Battle With Father Time

We need to talk well-nigh what LeBron James is doing right now.

Because it won’t be long surpassing we’re only talking well-nigh him in the past tense.

LeBron James had 20 rebounds last night in the Lakers overtime victory over the 2-seed Memphis Grizzlies. In doing so, he became the oldest player in NBA history to have a 20-point, 20-rebound playoff game.

Last time that happened, Wilt Chamberlain was on the magistrate and Richard Nixon was president.

We’re talking well-nigh the definition of a generational accomplishment.

Of undertow the series isn’t over, but as the 2023 playoffs printing on, LeBron is creeping up on Kareem Abdul Jabbar for 5th all-time in playoff rebounds, and once he passes Kareem, he’ll be top five in scrutinizingly every playoff category in existence.

He’s currently third all-time in three pointers made. Second in assists. Second in triple-doubles. First, by far, in steals. First in total wins. And he’s so far out in front in total points scored that the record may never be broken.

And at 38 years old, in his 20th NBA season, he’s averaging 24, 13 and 5. What are we supposed to plane compare that to?

Only nine other players in NBA history overly made it to season 20. Only five of those overly played in the playoffs at or without age 38. The only player on that list that wasn’t in serious ripen by 38-years old was Kareem, but plane so, the Lakers had resorted to having Magic Johnson and Maurice Lucas crash the glass so that Kareem could focus his energy on the offensive end.

I don’t superintendency if you don’t like LeBron James. If you don’t like him now, for whatever reason, I’m not going to be the one to convince you without two decades that you’re wrong.

But if you can’t fathom what he’s doing right now, you *are* wrong.

Even if you love LeBron, maybe you’ve come to take for granted the idea that he’s unchangingly just going to be around. He’s not! Don’t take it for granted. Everything ends.

LeBron James is stealing time right now. He’s defying the laws of nature. The same laws that had the unconfined Kobe Bryant playing in his last playoff series at 33. The same laws that saw Charles Barkley and Larry Bird win a combined 3 playoff series without age 31.

Even Michael Jordan, without three years off, felt the effects of father time by age 38. He had 8 double doubles in 53 starts in his first year with the Wizards.

LeBron started 54 regular season games at age 38, had 18 double doubles, and is averaging a double double in the playoffs.

Do you midpoint to tell me that you hate LeBron James so much that you’ve resorted to rooting for the undefeated villain of all villains- father time, while he stands vacated as the only basketball unconfined to still be here without two decades, whooping father time’s ass?

Couldn’t be me. Has never been me. Will never be me.

The window to enjoy something we’ve never seen, and may never see again, is rapidly closing. But it’s not sealed yet. So enjoy the walkover while you still can.

Let that sink in.