Everybody who loves basketball should have their eyes on Milwaukee tomorrow night as the teams with the two best records in the NBA are set to face off in the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. It will also be a showdown between MVP candidates in reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo against L.A.’s MVP duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, provided Davis is available to play after an ankle sprain.
With the huge game on the horizon, the Bucks young star was asked about how his elder LeBron James is performing still at age 34, in season 17. According to the one they call the Greek Freak, LeBron is “an alien.”
From Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com
“It’s crazy. Obviously, for me, that’s one of my goals to be able to play at a high level for the next 10 years, but he’s about to turn 35 this month and he’s moving like that, playing like that, and just playing smart,” Antetokounmpo said during Wednesday’s practice. “It’s insane to see what he’s able to do, but he’s LeBron James, he’s different. He’s an alien. So you expect it from him, but yeah, it’s crazy.”
This season may be the truest expression of LeBron’s talents as he is settled in the role of the lead facilitator, not only for the Lakers but in the league at large. James is averaging 26 points and a league-high 10.6 assists per game, as well as 7.4 rebounds while he’s also shooting 35% from the 3-point line on a career-high 6.2 attempts per game.
LeBron and Davis have also been a great tandem together, especially with James assisting to Davis. 86 of Davis’ 250 made field goals (34.4%) have been assisted by James this season, according to NBA.com.