BHB (THE DRIPLOMATS)

With all the injuries lately, I need to say something. It’s about this guy LeBron James. We talk a lot about LeBron’s longevity. His availability deserves just as much appreciation. Through 23 seasons, LeBron played in nearly 88% of his teams’ regular-season games. That includes the years when he was still playing into his late 30s and early 40s. For his first FIFTEEN seasons? He played in more than 94% of the games. Just 71 missed games in 15 years. Fewer than five per season. Just think about that. And in Year 15, he played all 82. Think about the combination that requires: extraordinary talent, an enormous workload, and the ability to keep coming back and doing it again. Year after year after year. Longevity is remarkable on its own. Maintaining that level of performance while being available that consistently is something else entirely. Whatever your all-time rankings look like, this part of LeBron’s career deserves its own standing ovation. Nobody will ever come close in that regard.