PORTLAND -- As LeBron James embarks on his 16th season when the Los Angeles Lakers open things up against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, the three-time champion is imploring Luke Walton to keep him on the court.
"I'm always fresh," James said after shootaround Thursday morning. "All my coaches want to figure out a way of how to lessen my minutes, I keep telling them I'm strong enough to play most minutes but they won't listen to me, so, it's OK. I like it."
Earlier this week, Walton said he would play James a "reasonable" amount of minutes this season.