Jaylen Brown Issues Strong Statement on LeBron James: ‘It Don’t Even Make Sense'

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated Apr 7, 2025 11:33 AM ET

During an appearance on "The Million Dollaz Worth of Game Podcast," Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown spoke about Los Angeles Lakers swingman LeBron James.

Brown, who has had several battles with James in the regular season and postseason, said people don't praise the leading scorer in the NBA history enough.

"That man got super powers," Brown said. "I'm 240 pounds, like right now sitting here. LeBron gotta be like 270. I don't know if he got something else going on at 40. It don't even make sense. But on top of that, the super speed, super athleticism. He got super vision at the same time. Like see the game, super intelligent. Like a basketball savant. Read the floor. Like he can be a coach on the floor all at the same time. Like who has that?"

James is the oldest player (40) in the NBA. However, he's still putting up elite numbers for the Lakers.

The four-time MVP and four-time champion is averaging 24.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 8.4 assists while shooting 51.3% from the field, 38.0% from beyond the arc and 77.7% from the free-throw line.

A future Hall of Famer, James entered the NBA in 2003. He's played for the Cleveland Cavaliers (twice), Miami Heat and Lakers. James has career averages of 27.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists. He's made 21 All-Star teams and 20 All-NBA teams, both of which are NBA records.

James is the only player in NBA history to rank top five all-time in points and assists. Earlier this season, he became the first player to score 50,000 points combining the regular season and postseason.

The Celtics and Lakers split their season series this season. The next time Boston and Los Angeles would face off would be if both teams reached the 2025 NBA Finals.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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