Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James keeps impressing basketball fans all around the world with his playing level at 40 years old.
He was named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from January 27, through February 2. James owns a league-record 69 weekly awards, including eight with the Lakers.
LeBron averaged 27.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 10 assists as he guided Los Angeles to a 3-1 week with road victories over the Charlotte Hornets, the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks. But even the player who’s considered by many as the greatest baller in history makes mistakes, just like the one he made Wednesday night.
LeBron James has a Brutus collapse
Los Angeles Lakers faced the Utah Jazz Wednesday night at Delta Center, with the home team getting the victory 131-119. LeBron James had an Ok game with 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds on 34 minutes. Rui Hachimura had 19 points and Luka Doncic added 16.
But one of the highlights of the night was also an embarrassing moment for LeBron. Down 11 points, James was called for a travel after a self-pass during the third quarter. The move left fans astonished as they could not find an explanation to what they just witnessed.
Not everything was bad for James, though. His son, Bronny James, scored an career-high nine points in the fourth quarter as he’s getting more confidence on the NBA court, which could earn him a regular spot with the Lakers moving forward.
LeBron continues to shine in the league
As LeBron James gets ready to start for the Western Conference at the NBA All-Star Game this Sunday in San Francisco, he keeps setting the standard for what a basketball player should be like.
LeBron holds an unparalleled postseason minutes total of 11,858, a full 2,488 minutes past San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan‘s 9,370.
“You set your mark and try to make things happen in the regular season to try to prepare for the postseason. It’s all part of the process. And I’ve been able to have some deep playoff runs and play some meaningful basketball games in my career into the postseason.
There are only two other active players in the Top 40 of the regular season + playoff minutes: Chris Paul (49,524) and Kevin Durant (46,437). In a league that is more demanding physically, faster, deeper and more talented than when LeBron entered, it’s hard to envision someone passing this record that he continues to strengthen, at least any time soon.
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