LeBron James is the youngest 37-year-old we’ve ever seen. What that man is doing is incredible. It’s beautiful. It’s spellbinding. And it has flown under-the-radar because the Lakers have been the opposite of those adjectives.
On Saturday, James’ didn’t just turn back the hands of time. He shattered the hourglass, proving its irrelevance. James scored 56 points on 61.3% shooting, including going 6-for-11 from beyond the arc and grabbing 10 rebounds in the Lakers’ 124-116 victory over the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena.
He became the oldest player with a 55-point, 10-rebound performance. And he joined Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Jamal Crawford as the fourth player age 37 or older to score at least 50 points in a game.
But honestly, what’s even wilder is not being discussed nearly enough. What James is doing on a nightly basis should be one of the biggest talking points of the NBA season. But, of course, his brilliance has been overshadowed by his team’s profound mediocrity.
James is averaging 28.8 points, his highest output since the 2009-2010 season when he was 25 years old. No one his age has ever been in that ballpark. The closest was Karl Malone, who averaged 23.2 points when he was 37 during the 2000-2001 season.
