What is the most impressive thing about LeBron James? Is it that he is a 6’8 point guard with incredible court vision? Is it that he has managed to round out his game to the point that he’s able to do almost anything on the floor? Is it that he’s as versatile of a defender as we’ve ever seen?
To me, it’s his ability to stay healthy. Due to his diet, exercise routine, and genetics, LeBron has really only missed one extended period of time due to an injury, and that was when he missed eight games during the 2014-15 campaign.
Our latest piece of evidence that LeBron is not human came during Cleveland’s nationally televised game against Houston on Thursday night. LeBron tried dribbling past Trevor Ariza, but his left foot stepped on Ariza’s foot and he rolled his ankle pretty badly. As anyone who has ever played pickup basketball can tell you, rolling your ankle this badly is usually a recipe for disaster.
It looked like it was going to be the kind of thing that forced him to sit for a little so he could recover. Instead, he didn’t miss any time and looked perfectly fine.
LeBron James went to the ground after tweaking his left ankle but was able to get up and walk to the bench on his own during the timeout.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 10, 2017
LeBron James rolled his left ankle pretty badly, but it looks like he will stay in the game. Walked it off.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) November 10, 2017
At this point, LeBron’s ability to avoid suffering serious pain seems impossible. He really might be a cyborg.
