LeBron James has remained a top talent in the NBA for more than two decades.
The 39-year-old superstar is still believed to be one of the best players in the NBA despite his age.
However, a common narrative about the 4x NBA champion is that no one really fears him in the league.
On the contrary, most believe that Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant had certain auras around them, which made players and teams fear them in games.
Former player Channing Frye believes that this narrative is completely false as he listed those who fear James via NBA TV.
“You know who fears LeBron James? Organizations, coaches,” Frye said.
“You know who fears LeBron James? Organizations, coaches… LeBron is almost 40 years old and nobody wants to be No. 1 and play the Lakers in the first round.”@ChanningFrye on claims that players don't fear LeBron as they did MJ and Kobe 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/NEptMI2Jeo
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 16, 2024
Frye believes that players may not fear James as much as they did legends like Jordan and Bryant.
But coaches and organizations do fear James.
In fact, Frye believes that James still has that aura, even at 39 years old.
James is a talented player, and he led the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals last season after competing in the Play-In Tournament.
The Lakers are once again in a similar position with a 36-31 record in the West.
They are currently the ninth seed and look set to earn their spot in the postseason by going through the Play-In Tournament.
James has averaged 25.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 8.0 assists per game for the team in 58 appearances.
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