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“Probably the greatest athlete”: Paul Pierce heaps praise on LeBron James
NBAFriday, 23 February 2024 at 11:00
Former NBA star Paul Pierce has called Los Angeles Lakers legendary forward the ‘greatest athlete’ of all time.
The 39-year-old is regarded as one of the best players ever to have played in the division alongside the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.
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However, Pierce, who played for the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets, the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers during his illustrious career, believes that James is probably the most athlete we’ve ever seen, largely because of what he is still doing at the age of 39.
“I’m looking at a dude who’s 39 – LeBron is probably the greatest athlete we’ve ever seen – just athlete,” he said. “We’ve never seen nobody play at this level at this age. And, yeah you could say Brady, he played until he was 40-plus, but he didn’t have to run up and down the court, jump, go out there and dunk, guard.
“It’s a joy to watch, man. And I think us as fans gotta really cherish it for however many more years LeBron can play at this level. Because I’ll tell you one thing, when I was like 34, I was waking up and it was hit or miss if I was gon’ be ready for the game.”
James is having a fabulous season for the Lakers where he is averaging 24.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game.
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