Simply weeks shy of turning 39, LeBron James stays a drive within the league, pivotal within the Lakers’ In-Season Tournament triumph.
Free agent Austin Rivers underlined James’ centrality, stating, “We’re nonetheless counting on LeBron to be the face of the league. We don’t have anyone else… Jokic doesn’t need it and he doesn’t have the sport for it, when it comes to fashion and flash, and simply general fanfare.”
Rivers lamented the absence of a participant with LeBron, Jordan, or Kobe’s awe-inspiring influence, emphasizing the dearth of a present generational expertise able to reshaping the NBA.
