LeBron at 40: King James' 'insane' longevity

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Kevin Durant and some big NBA names from the past discuss what makes 40-year-old LeBron James so special.

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00:00I've done nothing but be true to the game

00:01Give everything I got to the game

00:03Put my heart, my blood, sweat, tears to the game

00:06I play ball, that's what I do

00:07That's what I live by and when I do it at the level

00:09I do it after everything else, take care of yourself

00:11Libro...

00:14G!

00:18It is very impressive what he's doing

00:2040 years old, still being able to play at a high level

00:23You gotta give credit where credit is due

00:25I can remember at like 34 and 35

00:28Having trouble walking up the steps

00:30And knowing that I had to play a game that night

00:32So with him being able to do that

00:33And still being a top 5 guy in our league

00:35Is insane

00:37That just tells you how much he takes care of his body

00:39And how serious he is about basketball

00:41I think as being a prime player

00:44At this age and still being productive as he is

00:48That's how special he is

00:50I think it's amazing considering that I'm 52

00:53And when I was 40

00:55I was producing notes at a very high level

00:59And not playing basketball at that high level

01:01He's an amazing specimen

01:03He's a beast

01:05It's hard to argue that he's not

01:07One of the all-time greats that we had in this league

01:10His numbers definitely say that

01:12The years that he played have said that

01:14And the impact that he's had on the game

01:16The NBA game, not just in the States

01:18But globally

01:19You gotta tip your heart off to a guy like LeBron

01:21For able to keep his nose clean

01:25And stay focused

01:27The thing about greatness is that

01:29You adjust and find ways to continue to be effective

01:32And that's what LeBron has done at that age

01:36He's not running and jumping the same way as he was

01:39When he was 25, 26 years old

01:41But he's still jumping pretty high

01:43And running pretty fast

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