Particularly as money changes it. “I can get how much a year to keep playing tennis”? Ok, I will play until you make me stop.

Because it’s not the age it’s the wear and tear.

It’s not wild that LeBron James can dunk and play in the NBA because he is in his 40s. It’s the fact LeBron’s body went through 22 NBA level seasons is what makes this feat incredibly impressive.

Look at someone like Kenny Smith or Dirk Nowitzki who can barely walk after 10.

Sports medicine has likewise changed as well. Look at Charles, Shaq, and all the other 80’s, 90’s players, they fucked up their bodies for life. It started to get less detiorating in the 2000’s, Kobe was an example, but there’s also Dirk, D-Wade, even Melo who had some of that old old school mentality

Old 41 yo LeBron with his cane and kyphosis.

The narrative is getting silly though bc fitness has seriously moved the age limit up, yet sportscasters just can’t fully grasp how dumb it is to keep harping on age. 

Little league World Series broadcaster: “here comes the oldest player in the tournament. He’s 12 years old (and has a goatee). What a miracle.”

I’ll have you know that Faker is 29 years old now and just won his sixth world championship

The game automatically injures you with sciatica during preseason practice.

This is something I never thought of, and I do not like this thought.

This comment is gonna spook someone but fuck it. The bubble was a long time ago. The whole time LeBron was on the heat was the time between the bubble and now

To me he moves noticeably different than he did last season, I think falling on his ass against Houston is still having some effects. I wonder if that will gradually improve over the course of the season (he’s looked pretty spry the past week)

He’s been good this year

He’s currently 12th in VORP (higher than AE), 11th in BPM (ahead of Sengun), 9th in PER (better than Tyrese Maxey), and 3rd in Win Share (behind only SGA and Jokic, and better than any player under 27). Not bad for an old man.

And still probably the funniest NBA player.

In all fairness to Jimmy I have heard that dude is undefeated.

Genuine question: do men naturally lose muscle mass as they get into their late 30s early 40s, or is that an intentional fitness choice to slim down?

Cause some athletes now in their golden (sports) years are noticeably slimmer than their prime. Lebron, Ronaldo, Brady even before his weird plastic surgery on his face, Butler here.

I’ve watched every game he’s played as a warrior. His conditioning wasn’t there last year understandably, but the dude can still jump out of the building. Watch a game some time. He’s having a great year.

Yeah in most sports, you basically considered to be old after you hit 32 and beyond.

Professor Grandma Travis Scott

Yeah I dunno about that one lmao

yikes

Le’Bronze Age

After he retires, the NBA is gonna use BC and AD nomenclature

Bros an Egyptian pharaoh

Lebron is so old ive gone from a hater to liking him like 7 different times. Now i permanently like him tho because i enjoy watching his old ass defy the odds.

LeBronto: prehistoric.

19

I am still maintaining my DNP CD status

What could’ve been…

reporter didnt really do anything wrong. it was extremely clear that was in the context of being an NBA player, not old in general

35 is the age where you can call yourself old but as soon as someone else does, you say “hey- im not old”

He’s old relative to 22 year old professionals. He can still play basketball.

We don’t combust after 40. Professional athletes break down because of decades of high intensity training, you’re not getting that from playing rec ball a quarter of the year.

I’m almost the exact same age as Lebron, and let’s say I was a lot more understanding of his slow return from sciatica at the start of the season than the younger fans. Hell, I quit playing pickup because I didn’t trust myself anymore to play safe enough to keep my joints and ligaments from exploding.

The goat o7

“So technically speaking I am much older than I was all those seconds ago!” - Key from the sketch where he is apologizing at a press conference for sending dick pics while also taking and sending dick pics in real time to everyone at the press conference.

I thought it was Grandpa. Jimmy Grandpa Buckets

Jimmy Butler is full of nonsense. What are you talking about?

Seemed like teasing banter to me

And I refuse to let you go!

Heavier usage sure, but wasn’t Tom Thibbadaeueeue his coach for his earlier years?

Ok, what’s your point lol

Jimmy aint being sensitive. They are joking around. It’s your local press it’s all in good fun