Lakers News: Cadre Of Famous Faces Wishes LeBron James Well To Kick Off 20th NBA Season

All the greatest in the game recognize the accomplishments by Lakers forward LeBron James entering his 20th season

Ryan Menzie | Oct 19, 2022

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As Lakers forward LeBron James enters his 20th season, he has been in the league over half of his life since being drafted out of high school. James doesn't appear to be slowing down soon and is on track to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all time scoring record if he can remain healthy.

With any profession, being apart of the a company for 20 years is no easy feat. Being apart of the NBA for 20 years is something virtually impossible as the average NBA career span is about 4.5 years (via NBA.com).

James has nearly five times the average span of a career and some of the greatest people in their respective industries wanted to show their love for the Hall of Fame career so far. Among those paying their respects are tennis star Serena Williams, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, Warriors forward Draymond Green, and Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey.

It remains to be seen how much more time we have left to witness James on the court, but father time always catches up. In this instance, father time is still losing to James as he is coming off a 30.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists season.

James appeared in his 18th All-Star game in a row despite slowly seeing his games played slow down. James hasn't played in more than 67 games since his final season in Cleveland and it may be a sign of things to come.

Published Oct 19, 2022

RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Kobe Bryant Favorite Moment: Kobe Bryant Final Game. Too many moments to choose from between Derek Fishers 0.4 second buzzer beater, the Lakers 3-peat or game seven against Boston, but can't beat a final memory like Kobe's final game.