I was a sportswriter in Wheeling, W.Va. So I was covering a lot of high school sports — football, basketball, tennis, golf, volleyball, you name it.

Here’s your latest NBA Rewind! One of the big stories of the season is how impossible the Western Conference seems to navigate. The New Orleans Pelicans have dealt with so many injuries that their disastrous season has left them out of the mix and alleviated some of that traffic jam in the standings.

It’s not the same dynamic that James currently faces, because he still is playing at an All-Star caliber level. That puts the onus on James to continue managing his body so that he’s both available and remains one of the NBA’s best players. That also puts the pressure on the Lakers to surround James with a championship-caliber roster.

LeBron James turns 40 on Monday, and the Los Angeles Lakers star is about to join a small list of NBA players who have been in the league at that age.

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts against the New Orleans Pelicans during a play-in tournament game at the Smoothie King Center on April 16, 2024 in New Orleans, L

When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fa

LeBron James has been one of the top players in the NBA for the majority of his basketball career. However, many expected him to fall off in his 30s. In fact, when he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, most fans believed that the King was already finished and that he only joined the team to focus on his life off the court.

LeBron recently missed practice on Friday due to illness, and did not participate during their weekend's clash against the Kings.