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Andre Iguodala and Udonis Haslem have retired, & LeBron James is officially the oldest NBA star

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is now officially the oldest star in the NBA after the retirement of two stars

By James Brown

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is now officially the oldest star in the NBA after the retirement of two stars

In recent days, at training camp, a LeBron James video went viral as he received the news of being the oldest player in the league. In the video, James gave a funny scream to then proceeded to make an epic dunk.

Now it has been official, LeBron James is the oldest player in the NBA, as the four-time NBA champion with the GSW Andre Iguodala has officially announced his retirement.

Set to begin his 21st NBA season, James will turn 39 years old in just a few months, but the Lakers superstar remains amongst the NBA’s most elite players. Last season, LeBron was once again named to the All-NBA team and posted averages of 28.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists.

LeBron and the Lakers, are focused solely on the ultimate goal of bringing home the franchise’s 18th NBA Championship. Even still, several individual accomplishments could come LeBron’s way this season as well.

Kevin Durant calls it an honor to share the court with Lakers’ star LeBron James

The Lakers’ preseason finale against the Phoenix Suns saw James share the court with arguably his greatest rival in Suns star Kevin Durant for the first time since Christmas Day in 2018. And that moment was not lost on Durant. The superstar called it ‘an honor’ to share the floor with LeBron while admitting that with both nearing the end of their careers, there may not be many more times that the two face off.

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