Since the start of this season, nearly one-third of the schedule has passed. The current 36-year-old LeBron James still maintains full attendance, which is extremely rare among superstars, not to mention his age. Big.
In fact, many fans and the media now suggest that the Lakers should take a rotation of James. For example, Seventh-time champion Robert Horry said: "James is the only player in the league who should be allowed to perform load management." But even so. , Lao Zhan still has no such will. Why on earth is this? The following editor summarizes four reasons for everyone.
First of all, the competition in the Western Conference is too fierce. Since the Lakers' top spot was taken away by others, even after six consecutive victories, they still cannot regain the throne. Maybe some fans think that this is just a regular season, as long as they can enter the playoffs, but the fact is not as simple as everyone thinks.
If the Lakers enter the playoffs with second place in the Western Conference, they have a high probability of meeting the Clippers before the conference finals. Even if they qualify, they may also lose their home court advantage in the next conference finals and finals, so the regular season rankings are still beneficial. James is very important to the Lakers. If he can't play, then the probability of winning the team may only be 50% at most, so he dare not take turns.
Secondly, James has been competing for the regular season MVP last season, and naturally this season, because this is a great opportunity for him to tie Michael Jordan. The current MVP competition is still quite fierce, Embiid and Jokic have created a huge threat to James. In terms of data alone, the three of them are almost the same, but the Nuggets led by Jokic are not very good, so his hopes of winning will be slightly lower. But Embiid is different. Whether it is statistics or team record, he will not lose to James. At this time, the number of games played may play a key role. Embiid has missed 5 games. But James still maintained full attendance.
Furthermore,James is the only player in NBA history who has a chance to complete 40,000+10,000+10,000, so every game remaining in his career is crucial. Many experts have said that if James can achieve this achievement, even if his number of championships does not match Jordan, he can also surpass and become the first man in NBA history. You know, James is now 36 years old, and his competitive state will definitely be inferior to a season, so while he is still at his peak, he should complete more data breakthroughs.
The last point, James is the face of the entire league, but also responsible for the ratings. He knows that most fans want to see him play, so he doesn't want to miss out for no reason. As Robert Horry said: "I know that James has always been thinking about the fans, wanting to give a wonderful performance to the fans. Although there are no spectators in the stands now, he knows that people are watching football on TV."
To sum up, James' refusal to take turns can not only accomplish himself, but also please the fans, so why not do it?
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