LeBron James Finally Addresses Viral Social Media Post From 2015
01/15/2025 10:14 AM
LeBron James continues to defy the laws of aging by striving on the court.
Father Time has still not come for James, who's averaging 23.7 points, 8.8 assists, and 7.6 rebounds per game in his 22nd NBA season. The NBA's all-time leading scorer bid farewell to his 30s last month, but LeBron continues to perform at an All-Star level.
Some fans figured the wheels would fall off a long time ago. Unfortunately for one fan, James and everyone else on social media has evidence of that miscalculation.
On Wednesday, James joined fellow Ohio natives Travis and Jason Kelce on their New Heights podcast. Jason brought up an infamous tweet from a Golden State Warriors fan before they faced LeBron's Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals.
"LeBron is 30, this f****** won't go on for much longer," the tweet said. "Thank god."
About that. James has gone strong for another decade and doesn't look ready to stop just yet. He told the Kelce brothers he's familiar with the viral post.
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"Yes, I saw that tweet throughout all of my 30s," James said. "And I laughed at it so hard every single time."
LeBron also saw the follow-ups when he turned 40 on Dec. 30. He warned everyone not to write him off yet.
"You want to know what's funny? When I turned 40, the same f****** guy said, 'LeBron turned 40. This f****** won't go on much longer.' ... He's gonna be real upset when I turn 50."
How much longer can this continue? On his 40th birthday, James said he could play until at least 45 if he desired. However, he plans on retiring sooner.
"It won't be because I can't play this game at a high level," James said of retirement. "To be honest, if I really wanted to, I could probably play this game at a high level probably about another -- it's weird that I might say this -- but probably about another five-seven years, if I wanted to. But I'm not going to do that."
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