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Los Angeles Lakers: Is it time for LeBron James to consider load management?

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James keeps shifting what we know to be true about player performance.

Before the season began, we thought that LeBron James, a player heading into his 17th season, had to decline. Everyone connected to the NBA believed that players must slow down as they get older.

An athlete in his mid-30’s can no longer be a two-way force. He must conserve energy on defense so that he can still perform at a decent level on offense. There’s no way a player with over 50,000 minutes of NBA action can operate like an MVP.