LeBron James gives up on Lakers star: King accelerates decline

to him 41 yearsLeBron James is increasingly succumbing to the inexorable flow of time that he has so far defied so admirably. And the symptoms are becoming more and more numerous and obvious.

I participated a little over a month ago. Rui Hachimura For the final winning shot, king He ended his incredible streak of scoring 10 or more points in Toronto, going 1,297 games, 6,057 days, or nearly 19 years with fewer than eight points.

now, lebron james He was voted out of the All-Star starting quintet for the first time since coming to the NBA, and once again lost his battle against the flow of time. West’s starting five also includes Lakers teammates. Luka Doncicthe all-time great shooter of the era Stephen Curry (Warriors), triple MVP Nikola Jokic (Nuggets), current MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder), and the alien Victor Wembaneyama (Spurs).

LeBron is no longer the standard for the Lakers

Doncic takes the lead

Much to LeBron’s delight, he was also left out of the starting five. kevin durant (Rockets). Last year, “23” already had to abandon the All-Star Game at the last minute due to injury, missing the event for the first time in 2018. 22 years.

In this course, king The vote was influenced by the fact that he missed up to 17 of the 41 games the Lakers have played thus far, most of them due to injury. sciatica He missed the beginning of the season because of that. And in fact, LeBron also had his first unpleasant experience there, evidence of the decline that has already come. first time First game of the course.

And it pays to remember that this season is also the first in which LeBron James isn’t the team’s star. Luka Doncic King wasn’t offered anything after his contract expired in June, but he continued to earn that privilege in the summer with a three-year, $165 million contract. Akron star continues to lose ground, ending streak this season twenty three Absolute record for any player in the NBA

This performance also helped LeBron remain in the All-Star starting quintet. 41 years old, His points and rebound numbers are his worst since his junior season. rookieaveraged 22.6 points, six catches, and seven assists.

Also, while his field goal success rate is 51%, he maintains his efficiency, but his 3-point shooting rate is also not very good, with a success rate of 32.8% and 5 shots. LeBron has been arresting his decline for years, but it seems like he can’t stop it any longer. Do you think he should retire once and for all?