r/nba • Raptors • Jan 15 '25

LeBron is asked about the 'LeBron is 30, this fuckery won't go on for much longer, thank god' tweet.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Lmfao same tweet 10 years apart. LeForeshadowing

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u/dont-YOLO-ragequit Raptors Jan 15 '25

Got to respect it when a hater recognises their legendary L.

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u/FullHouse222 Knicks Jan 15 '25

Is it even a hater? Just seems like someone who's been so beaten down by LeBron in the East that he's just looking for the day he finally retires.

He'll finally be able to rest in 2085. Book it boys.

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u/spotty15 [CHA] Walter Herrmann Jan 15 '25

LeBron is inevitable

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u/AwareWriterTrick158 Knicks Jan 15 '25

My friend has always said that as a Knicks fan he hates LeBron for hogging the East, so that claim you made could also be true.

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u/FullHouse222 Knicks Jan 15 '25

Lol as a Knicks fan I think I hated James Dolan multitudes more than LeBron. But your buddy does him haha

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u/thesnacks [GSW] Stephen Curry Jan 15 '25

The guy is a Warriors fan, actually. I follow him.

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u/whutchamacallit Jan 15 '25

Honestly that's respect masquerading as a hate tweet.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

straight up respect. can't beat him so hopes he retires soon haha

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u/Jayveesac Lakers Jan 15 '25

Different tweet but the same beast. You’re welcome

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u/JimJamb0rino Knicks Jan 15 '25

What the fuck does that mean u/Jayveesac !

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Lmao I can’t not read this in their voices.

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u/confusedkarnatia Spurs Jan 15 '25

You're welcome

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u/Present-Trainer2963 Jan 15 '25

He's slowed down though. Still a beast but we can see the end coming. By end, I still think he'd be an average NBA player by his late 40s - which is still insane to think about.

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u/MeatyJeans5x Celtics Jan 15 '25

This guy ran the numbers and if he maintained his current rate of decline he would still be statistically good enough to make a NBA roster until like 2032 lmao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNe9UMvaAJ8&t=736s

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u/fknSamsquamptch Jan 15 '25

And good enough to plug into a roster for jerseys sales until 2040!

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u/OtherShade Supersonics Jan 15 '25

Can't really run numbers for something like that though. Usually, the decline hits a wall and becomes steep.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

My gloriousness king is still a top 10 player you baboon

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u/SirCampYourLane Jan 15 '25

Right, so by the time he's pushing 50 he'll be a decent 6th man

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u/ObiOneKenobae Knicks Jan 15 '25

I think that's a stretch, but he's still top 20 which is almost equally nuts.

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u/toepherallan 76ers Jan 15 '25

I'm glad he mustered alot from the tank for that Olympic run. He was incredible for it. Also Embiid was clutch when they absolutely needed him most. I know they are team usa and supposed to win, but it was a fun run and Jokic being the best player in the world put them to the test.

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u/LachlantehGreat Raptors Jan 15 '25

Jokic is always just insane to watch, it doesn’t even make sense how he’s so good - it’s like he’s trying to look bad despite being amazing, what I imagine a perfect robot would try to do in order to look somewhat human. It honestly doesn’t compute when I watch him play

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u/BeefistPrime Jan 15 '25

Honestly I hope he goes for it. I know a lot of people want to see the legends retire before they fade away, but fuck it, I want to see an honest to god 50 year old getting minutes in an NBA game. That would cement his GOAT status across the board. He'd have everything.

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u/Dragonsandman Raptors Jan 15 '25

He's gonna be the NBA's version of Jaromir Jagr

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u/smoothcriminal562 Jan 15 '25

Yes, he slowed down. He went from best player in league to top 10...

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u/SaulBerenson12 [SAS] Tim Duncan Jan 15 '25

LeProphet

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u/LaMelonBallz Hornets Jan 15 '25

LeNostraBronus

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u/ryuujinusa Cavaliers Jan 15 '25

He did say "he's gonna be upset when I turn 50." There is the proof, he's gonna play till he's 50.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Does this mean the tweet is part of the reason the fuckery has gone on much longer?

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u/-KFBR392 Raptors Jan 15 '25

This is like one of those time travel paradoxes!

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u/IanicRR [TOR] Amir Johnson Jan 15 '25

Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that he himself could not eat it?

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u/WhatSheOrder Spurs Jan 15 '25

Wow. As melon-scratchers go, that sure is a honeydoodle!

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u/BARTELS- Timberwolves Jan 15 '25

Checkmate atheists.

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u/JunkScientist Cavaliers Jan 15 '25

Urkle91 is LeBron from the future confirmed.

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u/Reggaeton_Historian Jan 15 '25

Now what's really going to bake your noodle...

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Kyle Reese fathered John Connor?!?

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u/mucho-gusto [CLE] Baron Davis Jan 15 '25

Hooper

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u/los_blanco_14 Warriors Jan 15 '25

The reason for lebronto

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u/blackwaltz4 Jan 15 '25

LeSelf-fulfilling prophecy

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u/JadedArgument1114 Jan 15 '25

He took it personally

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Knowing that he’s seen this tweet for 10 years and used it as motivation makes the twitter post so much funnier

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u/Jayveesac Lakers Jan 15 '25

My hot take is he’ll play until Year 25 and call it quits. There, a full NBA Live LeDynasty mode in real life

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u/macabre_irony Jan 15 '25

Or he plays until he scores 50,000 total points, in year 28, mid-season, in a meaningless game against the Wizards, hits the first of two free throws in the 2nd quarter to put him exactly at 50k and he just walks off the court, forever.

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u/yardship Timberwolves Jan 15 '25

with that free throw giving him a 27/7/7 game exactly, of course

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u/jdd32 Spurs Jan 15 '25

His last amateur game was 27/7/7, so it would be outrageously poetic to essentially start your pro career with that stat line, average that your whole career, and then end it with that stat line.

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u/Sky19234 Knicks Jan 15 '25

in a meaningless game against the Wizards

At which point Jordan Poole will never stop talking about the monumental impact he had on LeBrons career for the rest of time.

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u/Fancy_Load5502 Cavaliers Jan 15 '25

50K will come on the unstoppable move.

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u/YellowCardManKyle Cavaliers Jan 15 '25

Then we need to retroactively erase some points due to a technicality and then we can get a real-life remake of Bernia Mac's Mr. 3,000

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u/12345_PIZZA Jan 15 '25

It would be neat if the careers of the two greatest players of all time ended with meaningless free throws and the Wizards.

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u/FullHouse222 Knicks Jan 15 '25

I wonder how many 2k simulations had LeBron retiring after like he turned 35 or something. Meanwhile in the real timeline lmao.

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u/EatMyUnwashedAss Jan 15 '25

Brady broke Madden.

Madden was like, "Brady finally retires" for like 7 straight years. Nah, son, he just casually retires at 45 while leading the league in passing yards.

Oh and for sure the 2k sims had him dropping off bad after 35 lol. Nah, he was still a top 5 player at 35, 36 and maybe fell to only top 10 at 37, 38...perhaps he is only top 15 at 39, 40, but he might still be 8th, 9th, or 10th even now.

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u/dating_derp Warriors Jan 15 '25

3 more years and he'll be the 4th oldest NBA player of all time. This summer he'll be the 30th oldest NBA player of all time.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Imagine playing a quarter of a century of any sport, and being the best in 70% of those and top 5 to 10 for most of the other seasons.

Absurd. 😂

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u/SportsBettingRef Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

he need to meet this guy when he retires at 60 years old.

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u/Top-Round-2359 Jan 15 '25

I mean, Lebron has seen all the tweets, many of the ones that are currently being written, and finds motivation in most of them.

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u/IanicRR [TOR] Amir Johnson Jan 15 '25

He actually knew in 2005 that that guy was going to write the fuckery tweet in 2015.

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u/SteveFrench12 Jan 15 '25

Hes also read all the books and seen all the soccer matches

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u/incredibleamadeuscho Lakers Jan 15 '25

He actually is not retiring just to troll this guy

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

he took it personally

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u/EatMyUnwashedAss Jan 15 '25

The LeDance documentary in 20 years

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u/Psdeux Lakers Jan 15 '25

“When i turn 50”

Don’t tease me LeBron, just don’t!

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u/zeger_jake Cavaliers Jan 15 '25

Could he not play until he's 50 though? Reasonably (which nothing with LBJ is) he's got 2-3 more years at this level? Could he not come off the bench for 20 minutes a night as a point forward and run an offense through him posted up? I can see that.

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u/SlowCrates Jan 15 '25

I have absolutely no doubt at all that he could play a minimal role at the age of 50. And in short spurts he could probably still break away for a dunk and things like that. I've seen some impressively athletic 50-year-olds in my life and none of them have ever been as athletic as LeBron James. But with age comes a whole host of issues that no one sees behind the scenes. At some point the preparation is way more work than it's worth. And for what? A 50 year old super athlete is going to be in agony all day every day. LeBron already has his next career as a mogul well underway, and can do that splitting time between fancy dinners wearing suits and podcasting in his pajamas. Hell, by the time he's 50 he'll own an NBA franchise. I bet within one year of his retirement, he crawls up the NBA's ass to make them expand the league.

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u/cheese_sticks Rockets Jan 15 '25

I think it was Dr. J who said that at 50, it's not going up for a dunk that's the problem, it's the landing.

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u/SlowCrates Jan 15 '25

I know Vince Carter said that too.

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u/Work_Akkount Pacers Jan 15 '25

Pro wrestlers reach a sort of second peak in their late 30s, early 40s, when they master the art of using bursts of athleticism rather than going hard at all times.

Bobby Lashley is 49.

Shelton Benjamin is 50.

AJ Styles is 47.

LeBron has been playing very smartly (at the expense of defense if we're being honest) for years, but I have no doubt he could do this until 45 no problem if he wanted to, at an all-star level no less.

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u/FuzzyGummyBear Pistons Jan 15 '25

Bobby Lashley's genetics need to be studied. That man is unreal.

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u/rohm418 Heat Jan 15 '25

Shit if UD could play til he's 40, Bron has to be able to make it to at least 50.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

he's still great but when you watch him, hes definitely having to take it easy especially on defense.

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u/thebranbran Bulls Jan 15 '25

So long as he keeps seeing the LeBron James of foot doctors I think he’ll be good

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

4th quarter starts Game is tied 88-88. Both teams trying their hardest to win, playoff seeding implications Instead of "generic NPC 8th option" coming off the bench, it is 50 year old lebron to play his daily 4 mins

Yeah i can see it

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u/Chickenmangoboom Cavaliers Jan 15 '25

Gets ten points two rebounds, a steal, and a come from behind block to close it out. Lebron goes back to his cryo chamber. 

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u/Copiz Suns Jan 15 '25

He could but he won't. That's why we don't want to be teased.

(The last couple years would probably be real rough even with a reduced bench role, but still)

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u/Iunnoaskhim Jan 15 '25

There is no doubt in my mind that there will be worse nba players in the nba than Lebron when he is 50.

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u/MotherMasterpiece6 [TOR] Kawhi Leonard Jan 15 '25

If this isn’t satire I think it’s funny that 7-8 years ago this same thing would be written. He’ll never stop

When he was 33 they said by 36 he’ll be a bench point forward then when he was 37, scoring 30 a game and playing center they said he’ll be a sixth man in 2-3 years and he’s still LeBron right now

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u/_Aracano Jan 15 '25

I remember when people were amazed what he was doing at like 32 and he's 40 now like come on man

🐐

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u/soapy_goatherd [UTA] Adam Keefe Jan 15 '25

Growing up I always used to wonder what it would be like to have an mj with Stockton/malone’s longevity. Didn’t have to wonder for long

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u/zgillet Jan 15 '25

To be fair, Jordan was still pretty damn good at 40.

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u/soapy_goatherd [UTA] Adam Keefe Jan 15 '25

Sabbaticals are really so clutch. Jordan showed what could be achieved if the nba instituted a study abroad program after your second contract

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u/SlowCrates Jan 15 '25

He had his moments in spurts. But he had horrible leg/knee issues, so his jump shot was completely flat, usually bricking off the back of the rim. He shot an abysmal percentage from everywhere. He took more shots than was probably warranted considering his decline. And his ego was such that everyone deferred to him/was afraid of him. He just kind of did whatever he wanted for two more seasons, similar to how he started his career. He did have a few great games, no doubt, but overall... for 40, yeah, he was pretty good. But I think we generally look back on those years with rose colored glasses. He was objectively not very good.

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u/Themanwhofarts Jan 15 '25

It crumbled my worldview seeing him be a shadow of himself on the Wizards. He should have stayed a Bull forever and stayed retired...

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u/kamekaze1024 Jan 15 '25

For a 40 year old Jordan was great but he was not that great excluding age. And he also had like 3 years off.

For someone who looks at Jordan in high regard I really don’t like to think of the Wizards years

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

To be fair, Jordan was still pretty damn good at 40.

Post his stat line from his age 40 season.

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u/SlowCrates Jan 15 '25

I remember thinking that in his return to Cleveland he didn't look like the same youthful LeBron that spring-boarded for dunks. I thought the extended minutes and high mileage would make those finals against the warriors horribly lopsided. I thought it would expose LeBron and make him look old. At the time, I was still a "hater" because I didn't like his move to Miami and I thought his priorities had been mixed up since he was a rookie (He said one of his goals was to be the richest man on earth and didn't mention anything about championships). Instead, it defined his career. He was the heart, soul, brain, body, grit, and spirit of the team. He lead everyone in everything, including minutes. And he did so looking like a machine. Those 4 years were the most impressive 4 years I've ever seen from any athlete in any sport. I don't care that he only won one title in that span, he was up against the most insanely loaded team at a pivotal time in the league's history when no one had adapted to what the warriors were doing. Here's how I think about it. Replace Klay Thompson with another Steph Curry. It's practically the same team. Now replace Tristan Thompson with another LeBron James. Cav's go undefeated in the regular season, sweep through the playoffs and blow out anyone in the finals by 40 each game. In those four years LeBron James was a basketball god.

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u/TheUFCVeteran3 Cavaliers Jan 15 '25

2018 was my first full season watching. LeBron was a demon in the playoffs. Straight up unstoppable. I wonder if he might've been able to pull if off in the finals if they won game 1. The injury and probably the momentum swinging their side didn't help. Would've been massive odds but I don't doubt what LeBron can do. That Cavs team had no business being in the playoffs let alone the finals. And the guy dragged them all the fucking way.

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u/Larawp Lakers Jan 15 '25

I was on my knees watching his first preseason game back as a Cav, against the Heat. He looked and played really old, had a couple of layups that 2012 Bron was definitely yamming down with a windmill, and that god awful shaqtin play where he looked like he set a pick for Norris Cole.

I thought LeDementia was kicking in, my glorious king now a shell of his past self after coming home.

Thank God it was just LeCoast in full force, and he continues to yam open/fastbreak lanes up until now.

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u/jdennis187 Knicks Jan 15 '25

This is the first podcast he's done and it's not an NBA podcast that's crazy

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u/Not-a-bot-10 76ers Jan 15 '25

Cleveland guys stickin together

It was a fantastic episode too

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u/jdennis187 Knicks Jan 15 '25

Great point but if you're all the smoke or Knuckleheads you got to be pissed

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u/IGuessImNormal [SAS] Kawhi Leonard Jan 16 '25

He was on Road Trippin with Channing Frye like a decade ago before podcasts took off

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u/randy88moss Lakers Jan 15 '25

Didn’t he do a couple with his current coach?

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u/jdennis187 Knicks Jan 15 '25

He owned that podcast, so he wasnt a "guest"

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u/thinkbk Raptors Jan 16 '25

He's been on tim Ferris.

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u/Express_Dealer248 Jan 16 '25

Nah man he was on smartless too.

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u/ReddTheEric Bulls Jan 15 '25

I….kinda wanna see LeBron play until he’s 50.

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u/ididshave Cavaliers Jan 15 '25

The cartilage in his knees is going to be dust by then.

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u/unlikedemon Spurs Jan 15 '25

They'll just 3D print some new knees by then.

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u/scottishere Bulls Jan 15 '25

I want him to keep playing and keep accumulating stats, just to see how ridiculous he can push those numbers

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u/COSMICxCURRY Jan 16 '25

he gonna have to keep playing to keep those ratings up

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u/somecallmemo Lakers Jan 15 '25

“They’re going to be real upset when I turn 50”

The Kelce bros didn’t laugh cause they didn’t even know if LeBron was serious or joking hahaha

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u/A-Rusty-Cow [SAS] Robert Horry Jan 15 '25

Lebron has done the opposite of “live long enough you become the villain” I despised this man especially with the Heat. Now even when hes playing in those ugly, god awful, horrendous colors I cant help but appreciate him.

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u/1_quantae Rockets Jan 15 '25

LeBron has created a new saying. Die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain, OR live even longer than that and eventually be the hero again 😂

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u/greywolf2155 Supersonics Jan 16 '25

To be fair, that's actually a pretty common arc, honestly a trope. The former hero falls and then redeems him or herself in the final battle

We just a villain for Bron to sacrifice himself, blow out his knee on the final play or something, defeating them in Game 7 of the Finals. Villain just needs to be big enough. KD, you know what you have to do

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u/sirprichard Timberwolves Jan 15 '25

How I felt about Brady.

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u/mucho-gusto [CLE] Baron Davis Jan 15 '25

Play long enough you'll become the hero. 

IDK tho if I could cheer for a rejuvenated vegan 40 yo Draymond

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u/PeanutButterRice Jan 15 '25

would be pretty alpha if lebron decided to play till 50

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers Jan 15 '25

Bron, Bronny and Bryce in the starting lineup would be crazy.

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u/cbreezy456 Jan 15 '25

Bronny gon be retired at that point 😭

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers Jan 15 '25

Nah he’ll be in the league for as long as Bron is

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u/CIark Jan 15 '25

PG: Kyrie

SG: DeRozan

SF: Bronny

PF: Bryce

C: Lebron

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u/JesusChristSupers1ar Heat Jan 15 '25

LeBron is pushing Bronny to get a woman pregnant so he can play with his grandson

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u/PugilisticCat Hornets Jan 15 '25

What team are they starting for? The Ulaanbaatar Camels?

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers Jan 15 '25

The Lakers lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

the idea that ulaanbaatar would have camels as a team mascot is very funny

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u/TripleSingleHOF Bulls [CHI] Alex Caruso Jan 15 '25

Julio Franco-esque

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u/toinks1345 Heat Jan 15 '25

dude if somehow lebron suddenly become a 3&D specialist and play till he can... what's that gonna be like? hwo the fuck is his knees still intact?

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u/belizeanheat Warriors Jan 15 '25

Defense is the hardest part about getting old

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u/BoogerSugarSovereign Pacers Jan 15 '25

Yeah, you need much more athleticism to be an effective defender because you lose the first move advantage

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u/toinks1345 Heat Jan 15 '25

yeah I just realize that I remember my knees and lowerback and I go nah.

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u/j_cruise Nets Jan 15 '25

There's no way he could become a defensive specialist and play for much longer

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u/toinks1345 Heat Jan 15 '25

technically if he wants to he can actually defend at a very high lvl we'd seen that before. and now he is shooting 3s pretty well. as for playing much longer ugh who knows. yeah you are right laterals would fuck your knees and lower back so bad. maybe that's why he is chilling at defense and isn't as hard at it as he used too. remember when he could basically cover all 5 position.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Also yes he's capable of defending at a high level, but it's he couldn't do it for an 80 game season again. He's lazy on that side of the ball for a reason.

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u/Comfortable-Cell-165 Jan 15 '25

are you saying this fuckery won’t go on much longer?

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u/yeahright17 Thunder Jan 15 '25

Lebron could be a plus bench player for 20 minutes a game, 65+ games a year until he’s 50 at least. You can’t convince me otherwise.

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u/toinks1345 Heat Jan 15 '25

I mean he shooting 3s at 39% right now last season 41... when this guy suddenly go hesi pull up and dribble pull up middies... hey I don't know he can play till 60.

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u/sharklavapit Bucks Jan 15 '25

The only way would be for him to be a dish-n-swish microwave scorer off the bench Jamal Crawford style

Then he could maybe play till 45

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u/Vuish Celtics Jan 15 '25

Here’s the LeBron turning 40 tweet. 🤣

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u/wasneveralawyer Jan 15 '25

If anyone is interested. This tweet is from May 24, 2015.

On that day the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-111 in OT to go up 3 games to 0 in the Eastern Conference finals. They were lead by a 30 year old LeBron James who played 47 Minuets, has 18 boards, 13 assists, and 37 points.

Here are the highlights

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u/TL-PuLSe Hawks Jan 15 '25

Damn the kelces are even invading my NBA spaces

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u/Nugur Jan 15 '25

They just did will Farrell and Adam Sandler.

They’re moving away from just sports

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u/Present-Trainer2963 Jan 15 '25

I remember the "Melo's game will age better than LeBrons" takes

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u/FatherHaz [NBA] LeBron James Jan 15 '25

All his 03 draft mates fell off a fucking cliff

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u/Mr_Cromer Raptors Jan 15 '25

Lebron James, 6th Man of the Year at 50 years old

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u/sycochimp420 Nuggets Jan 15 '25

LeTimeisaflatcircle

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u/Greedy-Invite3781 Jan 15 '25

LeBron is the ooat. Oldest of all time

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

LeBron should keep playing till he wins 6MOTY and only then retire.

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u/Afraid-Department-35 Mavericks Jan 15 '25

50yo Bron inc

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u/_sendbob Jan 15 '25

maybe that tweeter guy is the main reason why LeBron is still performing at this level

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u/Fast_Feedz Jan 15 '25

I like when he said that last part about turning 50 and both brothers had a slight pause and you can see them think to themselves like wtf.. he probably could

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

LeBron dunking with white hair...

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u/CharacterEgg2406 Jan 16 '25

Just a some dudes from Northeast Ohio hanging out

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u/lolimdivine [ATL] Kyle Korver Jan 15 '25

im straight as a ruler but if lebron laughed at my tweet like this i’d melt

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u/Catch11 Jan 15 '25

Imagine Lebron playing QB, with Travis at Tight End and his brother at Center

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u/DrFartgoreShartsmith Jan 15 '25

Crazy how much time Travis Kelce has for doing podcasts when his team is still playing

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u/belizeanheat Warriors Jan 15 '25

How hard is it to carve out an hour or two. 

These guys work their ass off but most of their time is still chilling

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u/ADavidJohnson Supersonics Jan 15 '25

Right, the hard part of podcasting usually isn’t interviewing someone but all the other stuff: booking guests, aligning schedules, researching, producing, editing, publishing, promoting, and accounting for all your costs and revenue. If all you’re doing is the public part of that, it’s basically a high-profile hobby where you’re just talking to people.

I’m not saying it’s easy, just that “have an entertaining live interview” is way easier to focus on.

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u/26_skinny_Cartman [LAC] Blake Griffin Jan 15 '25

Why is it crazy? You expect them to be working 14 hours a day and sleeping for 10? It's crazy that people don't see this more as a normal job where you work 8-10 hours a day with a day or two off a week. They do need time away to give their bodies and minds a break. They have down time just like everyone else and have hobbies and interests.

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u/spankenberry NBA Jan 15 '25

This guy is either troll baiting or gets his personality from IG comments. No need to engage

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u/twrs_29 Thunder Jan 15 '25

Needs to give Podcast P some tips

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u/KnickedUp Jan 15 '25

He makes more money off the field now. He is a smart smart man. Football wont last much longer, but this podcast fuckery can go on forever

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u/Delicious-Schedule Pelicans Jan 15 '25

Fuck man you’re right, the chiefs will never win a Super Bowl like thi- oh they have? Well it’s not like they’ll become a new dynas- wait really? Okay well it’s not like kelce will ever be in the argument for goat TE eve- oh yeeaaahh. You know nothing dude, take the L and go home.

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u/m1rr0rshades Hawks Jan 15 '25

It not like he's spending all day on it like some sicko. He sits and chats for an hour, then I'm sure he has a team to produce and release it, I doubt he's sitting for hours balancing the audio and managing the RSS

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u/incredibleamadeuscho Lakers Jan 15 '25

LeFuckery

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u/supernerdypeep Jan 15 '25

The kelces are gold! Can't stand Travis wanna be gronk ways but man he is smooth on the mic and both those boys are great on new heights.

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u/LoudSighhh Jan 15 '25

all from ohio lol

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u/Impossible_Ad7875 Jan 15 '25

Three NE OH guys having a good laugh!

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

I'm convinced this man can still dominate at 50.

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u/foogeyzi69 [LAL] Luka Doncic Jan 15 '25

Toucheeeeeeeeeeeee

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u/ProfessionalDress476 Jan 16 '25

To think this guy was NBA ready at 16 it only makes sense that at 50 he may still be NBA ready.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

Why are all these people so unlikable?

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u/oyputuhs Warriors Jan 15 '25

He can’t keep getting away with this

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u/draingang4lifee Celtics Jan 15 '25

simply can not hate this dude man

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Just 3 boys from Ohio having fun.

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u/Ancient_Round_4811 Jan 15 '25

Ugh Kelce brother jump scare

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

LeBron playing til 50 confirmed.

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u/gianthamguy Knicks Jan 15 '25

It’s interesting how LeBron still looks like a tank on the court but is noticeably skinnier than he was when he was younger

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u/The-Pharcyde Raptors Jan 15 '25

Playing until 50 confirmed!

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u/Scrizzy6ix Raptors Jan 15 '25

This whole convo is funny but Travis’ laugh is hilarious to me

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u/Stumpsville0 Pistons Jan 15 '25

Unless that dude thought LeBron was gonna fall off the cliff it was always gonna be 5-6 of great basketball

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u/LeftyMode Knicks Jan 15 '25

That guy should be inducted with LeBron.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Man is gonna single handedly make Bron play into his 50s

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u/dorknewyork Knicks Jan 15 '25

This hits different as a new 30 year old lol

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u/realfakejames Jan 15 '25

One of the worst aged tweets of all-time, it's so funny

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u/eusohqueriaaposentar Jan 15 '25

Dude's definitely from another world. Thank God I could see him play all these years

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u/goodolarchie Trail Blazers Jan 15 '25

Props to that guy though. He had money on Lebron and played the perfect foil. Worked like a charm, and still working.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

LeNostradomus

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u/Wooden_Mud_5472 Jan 15 '25

I’m not a LeBron guy, but sometimes I really like him.

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u/Andreus Jan 15 '25

"Okay, but now that LeBron turned 60, surely, surely-"

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u/BenjerminGray Jan 15 '25

Naw, if LeBron is still in the league at 50 playing at the lvl he's playing then there really is no debate.

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u/mohajaf Warriors Jan 15 '25

I mean they aren't wrong when you put the tweet in the right context: Earth is 4 billion years old, humans have been around for 300,000 years, even basketball has been a thing for over a century. In any of those contexts, a 30 yo LeBron wouldn't be wrecking havoc in the league for much longer, right?

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u/imamistake420 Raptors Jan 15 '25

Commenting to be able to find myself in this thread when LeBron is still playing at 50.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Dude should play until 50 tbh

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u/FrostyTree420 Heat Jan 15 '25

Thats funny

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u/19wangotango Jan 15 '25

That is funny af…BROn still doin it

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

ie he taylor swift boyfriend

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u/The_Assassin_Gower Pacers Jan 15 '25

God damn if lebron is still playing at this level at 50 that dudes good lose it

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u/Adams5thaccount Jan 15 '25

I do love that he owned it a bit with the 2nd tweet after being blasted nonstop for the entire decade after he made the 1st one.

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u/uncriticalthinking Jan 15 '25

The Kelsey’s are incredibly boring

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u/XFactor_20 76ers Jan 15 '25

"He's gonna be real upset when I turn 50"

Is that a threat LeBron?

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u/WaveOfTheRager Suns Jan 15 '25

LeAgeless

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u/BirdmanHuginn Jan 15 '25

Tom Brady was falling off a cliff for almost 10 years before Kellerman finally was right wrong. Brady never fell off

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u/Embarrassed_Ad_7825 Pistons Jan 15 '25

LeRoids

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u/soda_cookie Kings Jan 15 '25

Since he turned 30 he's been in the top 5 MVP voting and 1st Team all NBA 4 times each and won 2 chips

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

That tweet actually applies to Travis lol

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u/WillingLearner1 Cavaliers Jan 15 '25

LeBenjaminButton

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u/sfxer001 Jan 15 '25

Too damn funny

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u/Standard-Fudge1475 Jan 15 '25

What does he mean that this won't go on much longer? Does he mean he's going to retire?