How Long Can LeBron James Stay Atop the NBA?

December 30th, 2014 by Adam Fromal Leave a reply »

LeBron James' game is changing. 

Now 30 years old, he'll never regain the athletic prowess he enjoyed in his 20s, and his spot atop the NBA's hierarchy is under heavy siege. Not only are there many players trying to take over and sit in the individual throne he's occupied for so long, but Father Time is working against him, gradually eroding the physical tools that have helped make him so dominant while forcing him to rely on his insane basketball intelligence even more. 

Throughout NBA history, players have tended to decline in their 30s, and James isn't just any 30-year-old. He'll take on the Atlanta Hawks to celebrate his latest birthday, and that will be the 872nd game of a career that has already contained plenty of twists and turns. 



He's been in the NBA ever since he was just a precocious teenager, and it's not as though the deep playoff runs and work with Team USA have helped him keep tread on the tires. 

After throwing international play out of the equation, let's look at how many games James has logged compared to a few other legends on their 30th birthdays: 

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