Despite being 33, how come Lebron shows no signs of slowing down?

[BigBusiness]

I find this fascinating. Dude is 33, yet he's playing like he's 23. Never injured and still at the top of his game. One would think there would be at least small signs of slowing down, but the dude is still playing at the same level putting up super star numbers.

Amazing. We may not see anything like this again.

[lakerboy]

HGH

[marcoloco]

hey spends a fortune on taking care of his body

https://www.esquire.com/sports/news/a50144/lebron-body/

[dlowilly]

If it is in fact HGH, once he hits the wall expect a swift, precipitous physical and mental fall a la Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal

[GzaTheGenius]

hey spends a fortune on taking care of his body

https://www.esquire.com/sports/news/a50144/lebron-body/

Fukking crazy bro

I spend like $50 a week on bacon cheeseburgers
I thought that was crazy

[SharpAngles]

Pretty simple. He’s a freak of nature athlete. All of us could spend the money and follow that regiment and still not be half the physical specimen Lebron is.

[TheMoneyShot]

It will just hit Lebron in no time. It just hits you one day unexpectedly. His time hasn't come yet... but time is ticking.

All it takes is one leg injury.... and he won't ever be the same.

Like a snap of a twig.

[jjgold]

He is better now than 23 years old

[dlowilly]

Pretty simple. He’s a freak of nature athlete. All of us could spend the money and follow that regiment and still not be half the physical specimen Lebron is.

This is true

A lot of people like to act like it's hard work and dedication when it's mostly genetics

99% of the white male population could have followed Lebron around since he was 15 doing exactly everything he did and still not be able to dunk

[BigBusiness]

HGH

wouldn't be surprised, but I doubt it.

[CWD]

no signs LOL

all has done last few years is complain of being tired and wanting rest

[new era]

One injury away before he feels like he got hit by a truck. No one dominates for 2 decades.

[The Kraken]

This is true

A lot of people like to act like it's hard work and dedication when it's mostly genetics

99% of the white male population could have followed Lebron around since he was 15 doing exactly everything he did and still not be able to dunk

It's both and you cannot say which one is more important to an individual, especially when you nothing of their hard work or routine.

It's the nature vs nurture debate, and the answer is always the same, it's both.

[The Kraken]

I find this fascinating. Dude is 33, yet he's playing like he's 23. Never injured and still at the top of his game. One would think there would be at least small signs of slowing down, but the dude is still playing at the same level putting up super star numbers.

Amazing. We may not see anything like this again.

I remember the hype around him coming out of HS, it was unreal. He may be the one guy that was overhyped at that age that actually exceeded all expectations.

He's been great for so long, guys think he's slowing down and forget he is still one of the best players in the game today. He won the MVP award 4 out of 5 years, now nobody even wants to talk about him because our expectations of him are so high, he's finally not exceeding them. LBJ should get the MVP trophy every year, no player is more important to their team or the league than he is.

[VeggieDog]

Maybe Jimmy the Greek was right.

[rm18]

He has improved his skills and shooting, he is not close to the athlete he used to be.

[El Nino]

Designer PED's that we will find out about in 5 years.

[dlowilly]

It's both and you cannot say which one is more important to an individual, especially when you nothing of their hard work or routine.

It's the nature vs nurture debate, and the answer is always the same, it's both.

I know it's both

But it's way more nature than nurture when it comes to athletics. Genetics gets you in the race, hard work and dedication helps you win by a nose.

You've heard of the 5 tools of a MLB prospect? Fielding, throwing, running, hitting, and hitting for power? You know what is missing? Work ethic.

Let's look at the NFL and consider two prospects with characteristics on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best.

Player A has athletic ability 10, work ethic 5

Player B has athletic ability 5, work ethic 10

Which player gets scouts drooling over him and multi million dollar contract offers, and which player is lucky to start his senior year on a Division II team?

Hard work and dedication make you a better athlete, it doesn't make you an athlete

[SportsMushroom]

he is slowing down, cavaliers are dog crap, might even lose 3rd seed to phily

when lebron was at his best the cavs would cruise to no 1 seed with a lot less talent around him than he has now

[rm18]

Statistically this is the best season of his career, but he will not be able to step up in the playoffs because he is not as explosive as before. Philly a huge favorite. Getting the 4 seed may be better also because Washington more dangerous.

[The Giant]

Statistically this is the best season of his career, but he will not be able to step up in the playoffs because he is not as explosive as before. Philly a huge favorite. Getting the 4 seed may be better also because Washington more dangerous.

Philly has no chance against Cleveland.

[TheMoneyShot]

Philly has no chance against Cleveland.

[RavensFan2k3]

Fukking crazy bro

I spend like $50 a week on bacon cheeseburgers
I thought that was crazy

Lmfaooo

[PharaohUB]

It's happening all sports guys are lasting longer. Brady, Federer, Lebron, etc.

Lot's of advances in diet and supplements. People now know you aren't supposed to eat eggs and beef to get big muscles and lasting longer, but getting smarter and more experienced.

[Mac4Lyfe]

He has improved his skills and shooting, he is not close to the athlete he used to be.

This... He has slowed down a lot the last few years. He's just much more efficient and shooting better. He used to get chase down blocks every night. He doesn't even play defense most nights now. He use to be able to attack over 2 and 3 guys. He has to take jump shots now because he can't blow by everyone anymore. James Johnson made him look like a clown tonight. Totally shut him down. He never had nights like tonight.

[PAULYPOKER]

Every athlete dopes or did dope or still dopes..............

This is a very honest full doc made by a family of dopers themselves........

The dopers are always a few steps ahead of their authorities........

Anyone can dope and pass dope tests as scientists and Dr.'s always change up
undetectable "for the moment" formulas..........

[Git Lo]

he has showed signs of slowing down but hes adjusted his game to make it look otherwise and I wouldn't say because of his age but the miles he has on him

[The Kraken]

I know it's both

But it's way more nature than nurture when it comes to athletics. Genetics gets you in the race, hard work and dedication helps you win by a nose.

You've heard of the 5 tools of a MLB prospect? Fielding, throwing, running, hitting, and hitting for power? You know what is missing? Work ethic.

Let's look at the NFL and consider two prospects with characteristics on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best.

Player A has athletic ability 10, work ethic 5

Player B has athletic ability 5, work ethic 10

Which player gets scouts drooling over him and multi million dollar contract offers, and which player is lucky to start his senior year on a Division II team?

Hard work and dedication make you a better athlete, it doesn't make you an athlete

Just say it's both and leave it at that, no reason to arbitrarily go further. Plenty of player A's not in the league and plenty of Player B's in the league.

[cwnotorious]

no signs LOL

all has done last few years is complain of being tired and wanting rest

Again let's use real stats instead of opinions, he has played in every single game this year and leads the league in minutes played. Pretty sure at age 33 any other human in his shoes would also "complain of being tired"
And he should get mvp again this year but he won't
Season Leaders - ESPN Rating
RK PLAYER TEAM GP MPG FG% FT% 3PM RPG APG STPG BLKPG TOPG PTS ESPN
1 LeBron James, SF CLE 74 37.1 .548 .727 1.8 8.6 9.1 1.5 0.9 4.2 27.4 52.8
2 James Harden, PG HOU 66 35.5 .448 .864 3.8 5.4 8.7 1.8 0.7 4.3 30.7 51.2
3 Anthony Davis, PF NOR 68 36.4 .539 .834 0.8 11.1 2.3 1.5 2.5 2.2 28.3 50.4
4 Russell Westbrook, PG OKC 73 36.2 .452 .737 1.2 9.7 10.2 1.8 0.2 4.7 25.4 48.8
5 Giannis Antetokounmpo, PF MIL 69 37.0 .533 .759 0.6 10.0 4.8 1.5 1.5 2.9 27.2 48.7
6 DeMarcus Cousins, C NOR 48 36.2 .470 .746 2.2 12.9 5.4 1.6 1.6 5.0 25.2 47.7
7 Kevin Durant, SF GSW 60 34.7 .520 .887 2.6 6.8 5.4 0.8 1.9 3.1 26.6 46.6
8 Stephen Curry, PG GSW 51 32.0 .495 .921 4.2 5.1 6.1 1.6 0.2 3.0 26.4 44.3
9 Damian Lillard, PG POR 67 36.6 .441 .917 3.1 4.5 6.5 1.1 0.4 2.9 26.8 42.6
10 Karl-Anthony Towns, C MIN 75 35.3 .543 .855 1.5 12.2 2.4 0.8 1.5 2.0 20.7 41.4

[The Kraken]

he Has ran nearly 3000 miles in games alone, that doesn’t include off season training or practices

[ikid2groove415]

It’s call roids/hgh

[Underdog5229]

Lebron is a once in a lifetime freak of nature/athlete. He is so genetically gifted that he is a man among boys in the NBA.

[MoneyLineDawg]

Just say it's both and leave it at that, no reason to arbitrarily go further. Plenty of player A's not in the league and plenty of Player B's in the league.

In Lebron’s case I gotta say natural talent got him there but hard work kept him this good for so long

I seriously doubt he was working that hard as a freak of nature high school phenom but I know he has and does now

Not even a knock on him, some people are born with a brilliant mind...you make the best at what you’re born with and Lebron obviously has done that

[dlowilly]

Just say it's both and leave it at that, no reason to arbitrarily go further. Plenty of player A's not in the league and plenty of Player B's in the league.

There are no player Bs in the NBA

Zero, zilch, none

[MoneyLineDawg]

There are no player Bs in the NBA

Zero, zilch, none

Matt Dellevedova is on the Bucks bench I think

That’s all I got for that