{"id":7405,"date":"2024-12-04T07:43:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7405"},"modified":"2024-12-04T07:43:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:43:24","slug":"the-lebron-james-car-has-broken-down-claims-kendrick-perkins-amidst-worrying-form-of-superstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7405","title":{"rendered":"The LeBron James car has \u2018broken down\u2019, claims Kendrick Perkins amidst worrying form of superstar.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN Analyst Kendrick Perkins called out LeBron James&#8217; potential retirement after his disappointing performance in loss to the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kendrick-Perkins-calls-out-LeBron-James-as-Lakers-stars-struggles-continue.jpeg\" alt=\"The LeBron James car has \u2018broken down\u2019, claims Kendrick Perkins amidst worrying form of superstar\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-info\">\n<p>Kendrick Perkins calls out LeBron James as Lakers star&#8217;s struggles continue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p><strong>LeBron James<\/strong>\u00a0has long defied the passage of time in the NBA, continuing to dominate well into his late 30s and now approaching 40. Yet, as the Los Angeles Lakers hit the 22-game mark in the 2024-25 season, concerns about his performance are beginning to surface. His former teammate\u00a0<strong>Kendrick Perkins\u00a0<\/strong>has publicly questioned whether Father Time has finally caught up with \u201cThe King.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks came in the wake of a disappointing Lakers performance against the Minnesota Timberwolves, where James had one of his least effective outings of the season. After the 80-109 blowout loss, Perkins took to X with an analogy that grabbed attention, comparing\u00a0LeBron James\u2019\u00a0recent struggles to a car hitting its limit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aDvcNPbOgEg\" data-id=\"aDvcNPbOgEg\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aDvcNPbOgEg?feature=oembed&amp;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p><em>A car running perfectly can fall apart after it hits 100k miles. Age 40 might be his 100k. I mean, at least that\u2019s what my grandfather told me when his Oldsmobile stopped running<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Kendrick Perkins posted<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=kennyboy_117&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1863791790869913874&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ffirstsportz.com%2Fthe-lebron-james-car-broken-down-claims-kendrick-perkins-worrying-form-superstar%2F&amp;sessionId=0779e0eeb4cb6c9f7aea90c1fe8857af7bade1d8&amp;siteScreenName=sportzfirst1&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1863791790869913874\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>LeBron James\u2019 performance against the Timberwolves raised eyebrows. In 31 minutes, he managed just 10 points, his lowest tally of the season. While he contributed 8 rebounds and 4 assists, his 6 turnovers and -28 plus\/minus put the rough night on full display. Shooting only 25% from the field (4-for-16) and missing all four of his three-point attempts did not help his case either.<\/p>\n<p>This marked the fourth consecutive game where LeBron James has gone scoreless from beyond the arc, extending a dismal 0-19 streak from deep. Early in the season, James was shooting a career-high 43.5% from three-point range, but his recent cold stretch has left many\u00a0questioning his consistency.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-kendrick-perkins-predicts-end-of-lebron-james-career\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kendrick Perkins predicts end of LeBron James\u2019 career<\/h2>\n<p>Kendrick Perkins\u00a0didn\u2019t stop at just calling out LeBron James\u2019 recent struggles. The former NBA center, now an ESPN analyst, recently also suggested that this season might be the final chapter of James\u2019 legendary career. Following the Lakers\u2019\u00a0recent loss to the OKC Thunder, Perkins suggested what has already been lingering on the tongue of many.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p><em>It\u2019s looking like this just might be Bron\u2019s last season<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Kendrick Perkins wrote on X<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=kennyboy_117&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1862736397599482013&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ffirstsportz.com%2Fthe-lebron-james-car-broken-down-claims-kendrick-perkins-worrying-form-superstar%2F&amp;sessionId=0779e0eeb4cb6c9f7aea90c1fe8857af7bade1d8&amp;siteScreenName=sportzfirst1&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1862736397599482013\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In that game, James scored 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting, with no success from beyond the arc. Perkins\u2019 argument gains some weight when looking at James\u2019 stats this season. The 39-year-old is averaging 22.3 points per game, the lowest since his rookie season in 2003-04. While he\u2019s still contributing in other areas\u2014rebounding and playmaking\u2014his scoring efficiency has noticeably dipped.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post\">\n<section class=\"section-intro\">\n<div class=\"selfie-and-desc\">\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Despite these struggles, LeBron James has still managed to showcase his brilliance at times. He dropped 39 points in a single game earlier in the season and scored 31 against the Orlando Magic on November 21, proving he can still dominate on any given night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN Analyst Kendrick Perkins called out LeBron James&#8217; potential retirement after his disappointing performance in loss to the Timberwolves. 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