Kieran Shannon: There’s only so much one man can do, even LeBron James

Like Ronaldo, LeBron can still win games on his own, just not championships

LeBron James put up 39 points for the LA Lakers in their Christmas Day clash at home to the Brooklyn Nets, but it still wasn’t enough as they lost 122-115 at the newly renamed Crypto.com Arena. Picture: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images

He’s now spent more than half his life playing in the NBA.

LeBron James was a week short of being 18 and a half when his name was called out as the first pick of the 2003 draft. On Thursday he’ll turn 37, making him one of only four currently contracted players in the league to reach that threshold and reminding the rest of us that not even the greatest conditioned athlete in the history of the sport can go on forever.