Former LeBron James Teammate Tells Wild Club Story About Lakers Star originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James takes precise care of his body, which has helped him play 22 seasons in the NBA at an elite level.
James is 40 years old. He’s the oldest active player in the NBA. The average person wouldn’t know that by watching him play, as James made the All-NBA Second Team this year and became the oldest player in NBA history to receive an MVP vote, breaking Michael Jordan’s 23-year-old record.
A four-time MVP, James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers (twice), Miami Heat and Lakers. He’s a four-time champion and a four-time Finals MVP.
James is the only player in NBA history to win a Finals MVP Award with three teams.
A future Hall of Famer, James won his first two titles with the Heat in 2012 and 2013. Mario Chalmers, who was on those Miami teams, recently told NFL legend Shannon Sharpe that James used to get treatment in the clubs.
“I tell people this all the time, Bron will really get treatment if he was in the club. Like, he would literally have something on his knees or something on his back inside the club. So it’s like why is somebody doing that, like that’s a real dedication to just be in the club with treatment.” Chalmers said.
Sharpe went on asking what were the kind of treatments he is doing in the club.
“Not ice bags, it’d be like the stim, like the stim machine that shoot electrolyte or electricity in your knees and stuff like that. He always have something [for] recovery.”
James has said many times that he takes recovery very seriously. The leading scorer in NBA history has never undergone surgery on his body because of an injury. The small forward is arguably the most durable athlete in NBA history.
Arguably the greatest player of all time, James has career averages of 27.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks. He’s the only player in NBA history to rank top five all-time in points and assists.
James, who turns 41 in December, has a player option to return to the Lakers next season worth $52.6 million. The King is widely expected to pick up his option and play his 23rd NBA season.
