Sometimes it’s funny how things work out. On October 29, 2003, LeBron James stepped onto the NBA court as an 18-year-old boy who graduated from high school five months ago. He faced the Sacramento Kings, whose record was third in the Western Conference the year before.
On October 29, 2023, two decades after LeBron James first played in the regular season, he stepped onto an NBA court priest An 18-year-old young man graduated from high school five months ago. He faced the Sacramento Kings, whose record was third in the Western Conference the year before.
Whether you want to call this a weird coincidence on Halloween or just a genius arrangement by an NBA powerhouse, it’s still pretty crazy, and that’s the situation for LeBron James, who is entering his 21st season in the NBA. And still at a high level. I personally think it’s the latter, as the NBA couldn’t resist LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers walking into Kings Arena two decades after LeBron debuted.But if you want horror, we just have to look at this Little nuggets of tweets From Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press:
“Well, this is crazy… Oct. 29, 2003: LeBron James makes his first career NBA shot in Sacramento, cutting the Kings’ lead to 7-6. 2023-10 July 29: LeBron James’ first shot of the night in Sacramento is a jumper that cuts the Kings’ lead to 7-6.”
Now That It feels more creepy than genius, but really, the most appropriate adjective we can use here is incredible, and honestly, I can’t tell you what’s more incredible: the fact that LeBron James, As an 18-year-old with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists in his first regular season game, or LeBron James at age 38 in his 1,424th regular season game Scored 27 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game after game, LeBron James made some kind of history, and I guess that goes with your field when it seems like you’re regressing — and by the way, whoever’s responsible for putting “Benjamin Buck” tz” nickname on LeBron James’ Basketball Reference page as a tribute to you. here you go.
LeBron may not be the same player he was in 2009 (when I started writing about the NBA), 2012 (when he won his first championship), or 2016 (when he won his most important championship). But he’s still one of the absolute best. The best basketball player in the world, playing against someone who wasn’t even born when he made his NBA debut twenty years ago.
It’s never a good idea to bet against time, but when will this battle end?