LeBron James once again rewrote the NBA history books on the night, surpassing his highness Michael Jordan for the most games over 30 points in the league, including playoffs: against the Brooklyn Nets came a 40-point performance (season high tied) with 13/17 shooting, including an incredible 9/10 from 3-point range for his Lakers 104-116 victory, which keeps them in the running for eighth place, as they currently occupy ninth place (42-33), behind the Suns (43-31).
After the game, LeBron James was joined by reporters’ microphones, who asked him how much longer he could go on putting up such performances:
Not for much longer. I’m obviously already on the other side of the hill. I certainly won’t be playing for another 21 years, that’s for sure. I will not play for much longer, I don’t know when I will close the door to the field, when I will retire, but I don’t have much time left
All basketball fans hope that the time for the retirement of a champion of LeBron James’s caliber will come as late as possible, but surely the 39-year-old from Akron’s on-court use of the court so heavily by the coaching staff of his Los Angeles Lakers will contribute to that date coming sooner than expected.
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Player and coach class of ’91, when he is not in the gym he is in front of his PC writing about basketball (with BU since November 2012) or watching his beloved Grizzlies. He was editor-in-chief for Legabasketv’s Serie A Beko Live broadcast for the 2015 and 2016 seasons along with Matteo Gandini.
