Brian Windhorst

Because when he first came back, Dan, with that sciatica thing, he looked terrible, just being fair.

And I'm not saying that it was shocking, but for the first time, he looked old.

And I remember watching when he first came back, whatever it was, late November, December, and saying, oh, this might be it.

In fact, I had a meeting with my bosses, and I go, you know, we may need to start...

our content planning for him retiring because he looks for the first time like an old man who can't compete and and he looked like that because he couldn't really work out all summer he had no training camp and as the season went along he got himself into better condition and by the time the spring came when they really needed them he was in great shape whatever he does in between these games to keep his back healthy

and get himself into actual physical condition has been great.

Secondly, midway through this year, he took a step backwards or sideways, whatever you want to say, so that it could work better with Austin Reeves and Luka Doncic.

Even if he was feeling 100% and was feeling like a 30-year-old,

He significantly adjusted the way he played the game.

And then in this last moment of the season, he shifts and has to go back to being normal LeBron again.

And a lot of people on the Lakers have their sleeves rolled up and are doing work here.

that are making this thing put together.

But the story of LeBron's season is really remarkable to watch.

And he has traits about him that are sometimes annoying.

But when you look at the actual thing that he's doing, this is what I say, when you look at the actual accomplishment and take it for its value, it's pretty darn remarkable.

Not just that he's 41, just what he's done this year, which has been unlike any season he's had before.

talking to brian winhorst of the mothership nba uh... writer senior nba writer the difference in an nba concussion protocol in the nfl concussion protocol is what so basically it can it can be shorter you you can start either certain things you have to accomplish that take twenty four hours but you can start that after twenty four hours so in theory

you can come back within 48 hours.

But within that, there's two steps, step one and then step two.

So the fact that every NBA first round series has one spot where there's two days in between games just because they have to elongate it out because there's eight series.