Name: 'If LeBron James says he's OK, he's OK!' - Stephen A. | First Take
Uploaded: 2021-02-23T18:37:51.000Z
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who's hurt for the Los Angeles Lakers right now, That would be Anthony Davis.

LeBron James has not missed the game this year.

Alright, of course, plays out for the season.

Kevin Durant has missed games on, by the way, Kevin Durant, whose fresh off an Achilles tear is averaging 35.7 minutes a game when he plays.

Okay, So what I'm trying to say is that when you look at LeBron James, his minutes are not something to be concerned about.

Because if there's one thing that LeBron James has earned over it more than anything else he has earned in his career, it's to be trustworthy when it comes to his own body, his own conditioning, what he take, what he can take, what he needs, etcetera, etcetera, be concerned about LeBron James three point shooting since the month of February began.

Be concerned about that, certainly be concerned about his free throw shooting because he missed another key, pivotal or free throw last night and obviously is a career like 73 74% shooter.

He ain't the most reliable shooter from the free throw line in the world.

Be concerned about those things, but Toby concerned about his minutes and to be concerned about his health, where there are a litany of examples 2.2 would do to our younger but somehow some way can't stay nearly is healthy as this guy continues to stay throughout his illustrious career.

Throughout it, I would say, Let's all pumped the brakes, Relax.

If LeBron James says he's okay, he's okay.

If he says there's a reason to be concerned, then we need to be concerned.

He has earned that because his reputation, his history and his resume demanded.

Well, you got jokes, but there is truth to what you say in terms of giving LeBron the benefit with both with Tom Brady.

And I was wrong on the cliff prediction with Brady, obviously, But I was just using all of human history versus the odds that Tom Brady, with this margin, he did it that Z Oh yes, that that's that's right, and LeBron has already done something like what Brady is doing.

The last Lakers great on this level was Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant, also straight from high school, also didn't suffer through major catastrophic injuries through his career, took fanatical care of his body, experimental treatments and nutrition and workouts, and was able to play season in and season out and absurdly high level on offense.

And I was in L A Stephen A on the air on L A radio, doing afternoon drive when Kobe Bryant staged essentially a mutiny against Mike D'Antoni because what Antoni was doing was not working with the Lakers Dream Team member.

The Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Dream Team.

And D'Antoni, I don't think felt he had the standing to take Kobe out, especially once.

Kobe basically took over the team, and he's playing like 40 something minutes a game for a couple weeks, and I was on the air saying, Wait, careful.

And then the Achilles went, Now, Stephen A.

I'm not pretending this is the same thing.

It's LeBron's not averaging 40 something minutes a game.

But he is since the start of this month, averaging the most minutes in the n b.

The performance of the team is regressing.

You'd expect a little bit mawr, and they're getting a little less.

And you have to wonder, at this age, Number one is that having that impact on his own in the team's performance number two.

Or for the number three, the risk of injury?

Mike D'Antoni was mawr than willing to allow Kobe to play those minutes.

That's how Mike D'Antoni row Go look at them and that s so was I.

Mike D'Antoni made no apologies for the minutes that Kobe Bryant was playing at that particular moment in time, he did not mind it all.

Go look at Steve that go look at his resume with Steve Nash.

Mari Stoudemire was playing before his knees gave out.

Mike D'Antoni, Shawn Marion's of the world and others.

And I mean, that brother would drive you into the ground.

Because he knew you were gonna play those minutes.

And I'm telling you, that's Mike D'Antoni as well, because Mike D'Antoni's for lots of reasons.

You don't know what you're talking about.

The fact of the matter is, this is what Mike D'Antoni does.

And in terms of LeBron James as it pertains to Tom Brady.

What I'm saying to you is this because Tom Brady was that aberration?

I'm saying, Why can't you look at LEBRON with all the evidence there for you to say he's the aberration?

He's not the one to apply your usual logic towards that father time attrition and all of those things.

How come he can't be just focusing on the injury part?

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