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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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