LeBron James has seen the memes and read the punch lines.
"The narrative about our age,” he said, "I kind of laugh at it. I actually do really laugh. I’m not just saying that.”
The Los Angeles Lakers are old. They are the NBA’s Traveling Wilburys, an aging rock star collective hoping to produce one more chart-topping album. Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan have more mileage between them than a 2003 Honda Civic. Carmelo Anthony, 37, recalled first getting to know James, 36, when they were high school standouts - way back in the previous millennium. At 32, Russell Westbrook is comparatively spry.