LeBron James declares himself 'TBD' for back-to-back games for rest of season: 'I'm 41'

LeBron James did not look excessively disquieted astir falling unfortunate to load management.

The 41-year-old is successful his 23rd NBA play and has taken his just stock of clip disconnected implicit the past fewer years, and helium hinted that much of the aforesaid is coming.

Hardly looking his property aft putting up 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists successful New Orleans connected Tuesday night, James was asked astir perchance gearing up to play the precise adjacent nighttime successful San Antonio.

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Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James (23) speaks to a newsman aft the crippled against the New Orleans Pelicans astatine Smoothie King Center.  (Stephen Lew/Imagn Images)

"I’m 41 years old. Every back-to-back for the remainder of the play is TBD," James said. "I americium 41. I got the astir minutes successful NBA history. Bank it close now. What are we talking about?"

Perhaps load absorption is helping James decision Father Time, arsenic helium is averaging 21.7 points, 6.8 assists, and 5.4 rebounds per game. 

Granted, his rebounds per crippled would beryllium a vocation low, and his points would beryllium the second-lowest of his vocation (better than lone his 2003-04 rookie season), but he's besides the lone subordinate to ever suit up for a 23rd NBA season.

Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James appears during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Utah Jazz, connected Feb. 10, 2025, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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James is connected rather the scoring tally of late, however, averaging 26.0 points since his 41st day connected Dec. 30, including 31 and 30 successful 2 of his past 3 games. For context, each different players successful NBA past person averaged 5.3 points per crippled aft turning 41, with the adjacent closest mean being Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 10.4 successful 78 contests.

James missed the opening of the play with sciatica, returning aft 14 games. He started disconnected slowly, averaging 14.0 points per crippled and ending a streak of 1,297 games scoring astatine slightest 10 points (he did get the assistance connected a buzzer-beater). In 12 games since the streak ended, he's averaging 25.6 points per contest.

Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James dunks during the 2nd fractional successful Game 4 of an NBA hoops first-round playoff bid against the Denver Nuggets Saturday, April 27, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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It is to beryllium seen, amended yet, "TBD," if James volition proceed his blistery agelong connected Wednesday.

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