In Year 21, Lakers star LeBron James is still playing at an elite level, despite being the NBA’s oldest player.
But on Tuesday, after becoming the first player in NBA history to reach 39,000 points and helping the Lakers (9–6) defeat the Jazz, 131–99, to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament, James found out that he is not only older than his peers on the court, but some of the league’s coaches as well, including Utah’s Will Hardy, who is 35.
When James, 38, was asked if he knew he was older than Hardy following the Lakers’ win on Tuesday night, the four-time NBA champion was shocked.