LeBron James is a generational talent, and throughout his career, he has proved that. But most expected James to show signs of slowing down during his 30s due to him relying on his nuclear athleticism during his first few seasons in the league. Well, James has a knack for proving his doubters wrong, as he is still going strong.
Last week, LeBron James entered the 20th season of his NBA career, and he is still far from done. The Los Angeles Lakers may have the worst record in the league, but LeBron has been doing his job incredibly well. In fact, he is undoubtedly the best player on the current Lakers’ roster.
LeBron James Is Proving That Age Is Just A Number
Speaking of LeBron’s greatness, in the first three games of the 2022-23 NBA season, he has crossed the 30-point mark twice. Following the Lakers’ most recent defeat against the Trail Blazers, James is averaging 27.3 PPG, 11.0 RPG, and 7.3 APG.
Additionally, the King is shooting 47.7% from the field and 25.9% from deep. Of course, fans expect LeBron to improve his three-point shooting.
LeBron’s first 3 games of year 20:
31 PTS – 8 REB – 8 AST
20 PTS – 10 REB – 6 AST
31 PTS – 15 REB – 8 AST pic.twitter.com/gbD65pSYnn
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 23, 2022
Despite putting up these numbers, the Lakers are yet to win even a single game so far. As a result, it’s a bittersweet moment for fans. Here’s how fans reacted to James’ performance so far in the 2022-23 NBA season.
too bad the rest of his team is poverty
— max (@maxupstairs) October 23, 2022
Bruh he's 0-3 🤷🏿♂️
— Roc 🇭🇹 (@rocligon) October 23, 2022
https://twitter.com/papyfaye1/status/1584307595564941312https://twitter.com/WardensWetta/status/1584307530981052416https://twitter.com/groovy_db/status/1584348648577515520
0-3. GET HIM SOME HELP pic.twitter.com/a35hKyWewy
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) October 23, 2022
Not Klutch like his agency… pic.twitter.com/a79Olt0REa
— simba entei james (@EnteiSimba) October 24, 2022
https://twitter.com/Luka_Donut/status/1584307262054862848
Lakers should either trade LeBron OR the entire roster except LeBron
— Tushar Rathi (@TusharRathi_) October 24, 2022
https://twitter.com/JJPeacockIV/status/1584339287536852992
As pointed out by many fans, LeBron may be having a great season, but the Lakers are most certainly not. Even James himself admitted that the Lakers, right now, are one of the worst three-point shooting teams in the league.
It seems evident that the Lakers need to make some trades to surround James with a bunch of shooters. Otherwise, the Lakers may miss the playoffs just like last season, and another year of James will be wasted.
