LeBron James has yet to show signs of slowing down even if he’s turning 40 in December. His outstanding play in the 2024 Paris Olympics, leading Team USA to the gold medal, only reinforced that James is still one of the best players in the world at his advanced age.
James is entering the 22nd season of a legendary career with his eyes still on the prize — winning his fifth ring and the Los Angeles Lakers’ 18th NBA championship.
But after the way the Lakers have stumbled since winning their last NBA title in 2020 and their lack of offseason movement, the Lakers fans have been wondering if they can recapture that glory in James’ final years in the league.
All they can do is look back to their 2019-20 season.
James made them sad when he left an emotional comment on a random tweet of a video showing Jared Dudley’s buzzer-beating three-pointer during a Lakers game in the 2019-20 season.
“This was peak,” said the caption of the video.
One Lakers fan replied: “I really miss this (crying emoji).”