The End is Near For LeBron James

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 เม.ย. 2024
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  • @BrianSuttererMD
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    • @Frank3Robz
      @Frank3Robz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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    • @darisgonzales2056
      @darisgonzales2056 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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    • @oeao2841
      @oeao2841 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      CAN U DO MICHAEL SOROKA IF THE ATLANTA BRAVES HE'S SET TO START HIS FIRST GAME SINCE 2020 FROM ACHILEES

    • @Baller47
      @Baller47 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @Millipede666
    @Millipede666 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +925

    I remember thinking when Lebron returned to Cleveland that it would be the final stretch of his career. Seeing him play at the highest level 5 years beyond that really surprised me.

    • @calamorta
      @calamorta 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

      Considering he returned in 14/15 and he's still a high level player (def top 20 and just made an all-NBA team), it's not just 5 years but 8. Incredible.

    • @chazbustos6790
      @chazbustos6790 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      @@calamorta Not top 20. top 10. The man averages 26 7 and 7 in his sleep still on really good efficiency, no one has his IQ. He steps it up in the playoffs at almost 40 is crazy. Jordan nor Kareem never did anything close to this

    • @elijahpadilla2094
      @elijahpadilla2094 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      ​@@chazbustos6790 Kareem won FMVP at 38

    • @chazbustos6790
      @chazbustos6790 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      @@elijahpadilla2094 your comment has nothing to do with my comment. I'm talking about level of play. Just because you win finals mvp doesn't mean Kareems level play is even close to lebron. Kareem was averaging like 15 and 9 at 38 and I'm being generous. Kareem was not on the level of 38 year old lebron. The stats back that up the advanced analytics and the eye test as well. Kareem didn't age as well as lebron

    • @pschmidty7
      @pschmidty7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      HGH is a powerful drug…

  • @mar21182
    @mar21182 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +410

    I love how we need an orthopedic doctor to make a 12 minute TH-cam video to explain how a 38 year old just MAYBE won't have a few more years left at a very high level in the freaking NBA. That's how insane LeBron's longevity is.
    Father Time may be undefeated, but LeBron has given him the toughest fight ever.

    • @amc1140
      @amc1140 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I wish someone explained aging to Pelinka

    • @Dan__W
      @Dan__W 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I'd have to say Kareem's longevity is still higher right now. He played 20 years after a full high school and college career. 🤔 We'll see how long Bron goes, tho. I hope he's not done.

    • @pyroglyphies
      @pyroglyphies 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      "Father Time may be undefeated, but LeBron has given him the toughest fight ever." oh man, this.
      i am still not ready for his retirement man but maybe if it's finally there, all i gotta do is accept

    • @BatmanISTheGame
      @BatmanISTheGame 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      because he plays in a era that allows it.

    • @johndavis9321
      @johndavis9321 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Nah tom brady

  • @jjmalaprop9968
    @jjmalaprop9968 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +716

    Father Time is undefeated

    • @friend7681
      @friend7681 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Literally is

    • @williaml.6922
      @williaml.6922 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      @jjmalaprop9968: This is disappointing to watch as a sports fan, but it's true. Unfortunately, it's also accurate for all of us, which for me means diligence to the best of my ability and budget in exercising and diet.

    • @David_Drums
      @David_Drums 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      But could he beat the 95-96 Chicago Bulls? 😂

    • @jerrychacko2661
      @jerrychacko2661 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      LeFather Time

    • @yukonflat5468
      @yukonflat5468 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Haha correct, you can’t defeat Father Time all you can do is try to get out of its way.

  • @justneekz9641
    @justneekz9641 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +292

    The postgame comments made me realize I’m not ready for his retirement 😢

    • @justinepaul5473
      @justinepaul5473 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Everyone is not ready for that 😢

    • @phightinphil25
      @phightinphil25 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      @@justinepaul5473 His physicality is beginning to go, but that's not where the thinking about retirement has come from, it's from the needs mentally for be that guy for 20 years.

    • @kurt168
      @kurt168 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      beta-male

    • @tavissalley1096
      @tavissalley1096 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Pfft don’t speak for everyone because a lot of people and the media d rides the man and Lebron fan boys are annoying

    • @hastensavoir7782
      @hastensavoir7782 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@phightinphil25 you people don’t care about the man’s health. This is what makes you silly

  • @theena
    @theena 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +312

    It's weird that we are talking about a 38 year old in his 20th season who scored 40 points, averaged 24/10/8 (or something like that) while clearly not 100%, but it's LbJ and the standards are so high that anything less than historic performances will seem like the downfall. Just to be clear: I am making a general statement about the narrative since game 4, not your medical assessment, Dr Sutterer.

    • @Hero-3
      @Hero-3 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The thing is this: he can’t be the best player on the team, if he is he can’t get win it all because his best game makes other players less than themselves.

    • @_WeDontKnow_
      @_WeDontKnow_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      when he's talking about the healing process being hindered by age, totally makes sense why Lebron always talks about getting more sleep. his young body could probably work off 6-8 hours of sleep just fine, but in his older age it takes a lot more sleep to properly recover from a 30-45 minute game. what he does on court is very impressive, but I've always looked up to his prep/mindset as what sets him apart from the great majority of players, and the biggest reason for his longevity/consistency.
      not to mention he properly balances all that with being a husband/father. just a very, *very* well rounded human being

    • @devinmartinez7705
      @devinmartinez7705 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@Hero-3 how does he make others worse? He routinely gets everyone he plays with paid much more then they are worth.

    • @YouReallyDontKnow
      @YouReallyDontKnow 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Hero-3 you’re beyond lost…Can’t believe there’s still people who think like you in 20223. Jesus Christ.

    • @andrewlee-py9zm
      @andrewlee-py9zm 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      it's clear that age has caught up with him. in game 4, he put up 31 points in the first half. and in the second, only 9. dude was gassed. he can no longer take over a game completely like he could years ago

  • @chrismackenzie4841
    @chrismackenzie4841 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    At my age (49) I feel like I'm going to rupture both achillies every time I go for a slow jog. ☹

    • @jiggafromstatefarm9997
      @jiggafromstatefarm9997 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well you’re not a pro athlete who constantly works on there Body

    • @maltlickytexas
      @maltlickytexas 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m a relatively fit 54-year-old. My body started breaking down at 49. Lots & lots of lower limb running-related injuries.

  • @standforhumanitariancauses4756
    @standforhumanitariancauses4756 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    In my humble opinion , it's not just age related. It's the amount of games and punishment that his body has encountered over the years . Two decades. George Foreman fought until he was almost 47. Larry Holmes fought until he was 52. And yet they were much better than most boxers that were in their 20s. The amount of games and the years one plays , could also have a significant impact.

    • @DoubleOhTheG
      @DoubleOhTheG 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      In terms of punishment taken like you said, you have to remember that George Foreman retired for a full decade. Larry Holmes fought sporadically during the last decade-plus of his career.

    • @bonifacioandres6312
      @bonifacioandres6312 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      if we add the post season games that Lebron has played to the 20 regular season it adds up to 23 regular season

    • @standforhumanitariancauses4756
      @standforhumanitariancauses4756 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@DoubleOhTheG I get what you're saying, But remember , there's an immense difference between boxing and basketball, when it comes overall health of athletes. In one boxing match, a boxer receives blows to the head, kidneys, liver, face, abdomen etc.......... Each blow to the head pose immense risk of developing CTE, or brain damage. And also remember boxers also spar , and they also get hit during sparring sessions. I wouldn't compare risks that come with boxing to basketball. Two different sports. A boxer could lose his or her life at any given night during a match. George foreman had total of 81 professional fights, and Larry Holmes had 75. Even Though they had fought sporadically, but the blows they had received to the head, and body, on average in a single fight, is FAR MORE DANGEROUS and no comparison to a basketball player that has played 20 plus years. Look at James Toney today, how he talks ( CTE). Tommy Hearns, and many others.

    • @chironjo
      @chironjo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Lebron is playing with his long term health. He doesn’t see himself at 50? Would he like to not be able to walk without pain, with knees or hips prosthesis, or lumbar spine conditions?

    • @jacobsims8307
      @jacobsims8307 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@bonifacioandres6312 that is a fun fact.

  • @mikhailboldt3417
    @mikhailboldt3417 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +102

    I hope the end NEVER comes for our man Dr Brian. He is the 🐐 of sports injury videos and a genuinely great person too. May He continue to soar and become bigger than he ever imagined on YT ❤

    • @pullingthestrings5233
      @pullingthestrings5233 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Ohh his time is also inevitable. Far as I know, farther time is the MVP.

    • @mikhailboldt3417
      @mikhailboldt3417 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe our man Brian will be the real Doctor Emmitt Brown and discover a way to turn back time never know lol :)

    • @ivanhernandez1652
      @ivanhernandez1652 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂😂 the flop maybe 😂😂😂😂

  • @wcjohnson123
    @wcjohnson123 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    It always was the plan. The problem occured when they placed future hopes on AD, aka Half man, Half a season.

    • @Kikibrat2
      @Kikibrat2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Yeah, I think a lot of us were expecting more from Day to Day. He was supposed to be better than what he is. LeBron should not have to score 40 points in a game. Anthony Davis should.

    • @randobrando4414
      @randobrando4414 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@Kikibrat2 bron has been trying to give him the keys for the last 3 years n he just doesn’t take them

    • @Job.Well.Done_01
      @Job.Well.Done_01 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Kikibrat2 AD’s prime was mostly in his last 2 seasons in New Orleans and his first 2 in L.A. the decline happened quickly

    • @AlokSomani
      @AlokSomani 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Look I'm not going to bag on AD. I think he's their best player when he's out on the floor. Yes he had injury issues, but he also showed up in a big way for most of the playoffs he's played with the Lakers.
      I think their bigger problem is not knowing how to run a team with an aging LeBron. He really should not be ball handler anymore, because he and the rest of the team become stagnant. Lakers should focus on the following role for LeBron:
      - More 3 point shooting (practice in the offseason, get back to Miami Bron)
      - More off-ball movement
      - More creating plays from the elbow or low post, like Jokic
      - Not averaging more than about 30 minutes per game so he has some energy to move off the ball
      And the keys of the kingdom have to be handed to AD and the young players on their team. The team was at their best up through the Warriors series because every role player was a key piece and had the confidence to carry the torch. From that last game against the Warriors, where LeBron controlled the game to perfection, the Lakers reverted back to a LeBron-centric offense that completely eroded the touches and confidence of a lot of the role players. LeBron wants to give them the green light, but doesn't know how to. The answer is to allow the ball to be in their hands for the majority of possessions.

    • @chironjo
      @chironjo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@randobrando4414 Lebron wanted A.D. to play monster for 3 qrts and he steal the fourth quarter and the attention.

  • @sputnikalgrim
    @sputnikalgrim 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    It’s a story as old as the game, any game. Guys stay mentally sharp but the body just won’t do what it used to. Whenever he does retire he’s solidified his greatness

  • @T_da_yung_goat
    @T_da_yung_goat 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

    As a long time lebron fan, the drop in athleticism is CRAZY. we’re talking about he went from being able to dunk from the free throw line in game with air to spare to missing EASY alley-oops. The way he Changed his game is truly amazing over his long career. 🐐🐐🐐

    • @leeswift7883
      @leeswift7883 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Guessing you're nowhere near 38? 😆 It happens, around this age you can still be in incredible shape but bursts of athleticism just aren't there like they used to be

    • @tarcisiotrujillo5882
      @tarcisiotrujillo5882 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Dude was still one of the best players on the court competing against people in their mid 20s lmao INSANE.

    • @lamontmason9279
      @lamontmason9279 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How did he change the game??

    • @nerffej
      @nerffej 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      he was hurt. and he rolled his ankle game 2 against denver. obviously hes not as athletic as 25 year old lebron but he was looking above average prior to the foot injury. tbh if you're a team relying on a 39 year old to play 40+ minutes in the playoffs and be the primary contributor that's a team issue not LeBron.

    • @knutthompson7879
      @knutthompson7879 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      A lot of the changes we saw in the playoffs were due to his injuries not just natural decline. Getting that sorted out in the off season would help with his explosiveness, but he is definitely in a different place in his career going forward.

  • @mcmchan1
    @mcmchan1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +145

    This is a clear example of how all of us are on a slippery slope. Its just a matter of how slow or fast do you go down the slope. Lebron being this resilient and his longevity is unmatched. For someone who puts heavy minutes, puts his body on both sides of the court. It is really something.

    • @BatmanISTheGame
      @BatmanISTheGame 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The Era allows him to. We're going to see this more.

    • @veritasaequitas1722
      @veritasaequitas1722 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@BatmanISTheGamewe will never see another like Lebron. Just stop.

    • @BatmanISTheGame
      @BatmanISTheGame 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@veritasaequitas1722 Idk why you're being bias towards LeBron for? I just literally said players playing longer smh

    • @TheClarkek7
      @TheClarkek7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@BatmanISTheGame the game is more about spacing and explosive movements than ever before, how does that help longevity?

    • @alexandermeiering5216
      @alexandermeiering5216 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@TheClarkek7 It doesnt dude just wants to hate the current era

  • @AlexClem
    @AlexClem 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

    It’s amazing what Bron did this season at age 38. For comparison’s sake, Jordan was 38 in his first year with the Wizards and Kobe retired at 37. 🤯 Hoping Bron can go for two more years, but we really do need to adjust our expectations for him at this age. PS Thanks for the breakdown Doc! Great work!

    • @robesch88
      @robesch88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You're wrong about mj, the first season on the warriors he turned 39.
      That's equal to Lebron next season.
      In his 37/38yo Jordan was still retired

    • @mikemarc92
      @mikemarc92 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@robesch88 yeah and jordan was nothing to Lebron lol

    • @chironjo
      @chironjo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Kobe’s body was slowly breaking since he was like 32. And he played through injuries and no load mgmt bullshit.

    • @mikemarc92
      @mikemarc92 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@chironjo Kobe didn’t have anywhere close to the miles Lebron has, and Kobe missed many many games from 2012 till retirement.. at a younger age than Lebron too

    • @robesch88
      @robesch88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@mikemarc92
      As I said, let's see how next year was. Mj had no AD to save his ass. Lebron without ad missed the playoffs at 34yo.

  • @JuliusDotCo
    @JuliusDotCo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +143

    Lebron has been dominating the league the entirety of my human experience thus far and to see him struggle with injuries now just hurts the little kid in me that watched him growing up. But it’s inevitable that he was gonna fall off the mountain and come back to earth with the rest of us.

    • @37hiddensecrets
      @37hiddensecrets 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Lebron never dominated the league he got dominated by golden state

    • @knutthompson7879
      @knutthompson7879 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      It keeps going. First your childhood idols become washed up and retire, then athletes YOUR AGE start getting washed up and retire, then athletes YOUNGER than you get washed up and retire. Then one or two of those childhood idols die and you're like, WTF.

    • @patsayjack402
      @patsayjack402 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You're still a kid. It'll be OK

    • @Calico997
      @Calico997 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@knutthompson7879 q1

    • @EliteDereck
      @EliteDereck 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@37hiddensecrets the team the blew a 3-1 lead to him ? Stop it you sound dumb

  • @jjmalaprop9968
    @jjmalaprop9968 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    “Noodle arm” 🤣🤣🤣 Not a diss. Accurate!

  • @lisamarinusgsteacher4715
    @lisamarinusgsteacher4715 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video, Dr. Sutterer! We appreciate the engaging anatomy discussion plus bringing real-life insight to young sports fans. Thanks again from your fans in HB!

  • @casey45334
    @casey45334 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Also growing up a lifelong Peyton Manning fan, I'm always shocked by how little acclaim he gets in the sports world. I think you're spot on with his last few years after the neck injury affecting public perception. I believe he is the most intelligent and greatest quarterback to ever play.

    • @Jelus1
      @Jelus1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Even Lil Wayne would refer to him as the greatest! He would rap off the dome... And he would say " Peyton Manning flow I just go no huddle!" PM was a general on the field.... The way he'd switch plays on the fly and call out the oops plays😮 GOAT

    • @sgtbaker81
      @sgtbaker81 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Payton/Colts and Warner/Rams were the best offenses to watch.

    • @templarknight7
      @templarknight7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The problem for Manning is that his biggest rival for greatness played in the same era and same conference; namely Tom Brady.

    • @MrEazyE357
      @MrEazyE357 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Word! I'm getting on in years and was lucky enough to see him play quite a bit at UT (thanks to my friend's family's season tix). He's easily one of the greatest of all time!

    • @DrSeuss-nv9hw
      @DrSeuss-nv9hw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree with you. Peyton, from about his second year on, was special. For the first handful of seasons, Brady was a bus driver+. The NE defense was the primary reason they won. Then, as the years went by, Brady started to play like Manning was already playing. For Peyton Manning to go to Denver, after getting injured and having a ton of surgeries, then break Dan Marino's TD record, was astounding. He wasn't close to 100% at ANY TIME WHILE IN DENVER. Peyton is the GOAT.

  • @knutthompson7879
    @knutthompson7879 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The crazy thing is that he is still among the most productive players in the league, even with the nagging injuries. If the Lakers can contend (they probably need another piece or two) he will be back. But contending is one thing, actually winning a title is another, and Denver, among other teams, is going to be in the way for a while. Hard to see him getting another championship, and I really think that is all he wants at this point. He has all the money and every personal achievement there is to get.

    • @knutthompson7879
      @knutthompson7879 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Cal Watch And a Championship. Almost every other fan base would kill for that.

    • @knutthompson7879
      @knutthompson7879 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Cal Watch I promise every other team would have loved to have it. You are spoiled

    • @willowandluka5302
      @willowandluka5302 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @Cal Watch You’re not a real fan bud. We won a championship with no home court. That was probably a harder championship to win than any other circumstance.

  • @McLeod2022
    @McLeod2022 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Unparalleled videos and discussion. Nothing close to it (that I've seen) and you output has often been soooo fast, during a game, with incredibly high production value to accompany the fantastic medical dissemination. Always impressed.

  • @aivygile3569
    @aivygile3569 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    2018 in lakers was the first time that I thought Father Time started to knock on lebron's door, and he ignored it defiantly. 4 years later, father time still knocking on his doors and lebron was still trying to ignore him but the more he ignores it, the more he's banging on his door and calling him. How long is bron gonna hold on before he accept father time, no one knows so im just here, just enjoying his few years left in the NBA..

  • @georganatoly6646
    @georganatoly6646 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    he's been such a central driving force of the overall narrative of the NBA for so long, kind of hard to imagine what the league will look like after he retires

  • @timraschke2915
    @timraschke2915 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good stuff
    Thx for the analogy

  • @WilliamChan
    @WilliamChan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    It's actually crazy how much of a decline occurs between the ages of 30 and 40 especially if you aren't really diligent with your fitness. Of course it's way more noticeable at the edges of human athletic capacity like in professional sports, but still lamentable.

    • @gilbertlopez2333
      @gilbertlopez2333 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Gta use it or lose it.

    • @alexfigura1871
      @alexfigura1871 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Barry Bonds at age 40 was the baseball GOAT.
      Not everyone gets worse with age. Bonds was incredible up to age 42.

    • @conehed1138
      @conehed1138 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@alexfigura1871yeah "supplements" help with that.

  • @OSUCarol
    @OSUCarol 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I'd love to see him get one more ring, somehow, and 40,000 points. One more year... 🙏

    • @kingballerofficial
      @kingballerofficial 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He wants to play with his son so 2 more years

    • @OSUCarol
      @OSUCarol 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kingballerofficial yeah, I know he'd been saying that. The change in tone was pretty abrupt, but who knows.

    • @goodjoejoe
      @goodjoejoe 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@OSUCarol It was an emotional response to a brutal playoff exit. Just like Giannis when he made his "failure" speech. He's not retiring any time soon.

    • @davidwilliams316
      @davidwilliams316 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His lowest scoring season was 2019 with 1500. He haven't had surgery yet. He work out more than anyone. Once he take a break and have surgery he gonna miss playing basketball and be back. The lakers gonna be a 50+ win team by next playoff. he gonna have a better year than last year.

    • @willowandluka5302
      @willowandluka5302 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He’ll get 40k points easily. The ring? Very unlikely, unless this Laker team clicks like crazy this training camp and makes the most magical run to the Finals ever. If that happened, Lebron has to be the undisputed goat. I sure hope it happens

  • @brazilianjiu-jitsubjjperso9965
    @brazilianjiu-jitsubjjperso9965 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You can’t continue to go hard every day at that age in any pro sport 💯
    At 40 years old physically everything goes down hill fast 🔥

  • @maninthevan53
    @maninthevan53 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    At his age this to me is amazing, still flying high with his dunks, I always hope nothing happens when he lands

  • @wadephipps5239
    @wadephipps5239 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "The End Is Near For LeBron"
    Lebron in 2027: I didn't hear no bell

  • @raginhari0rayner
    @raginhari0rayner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    From the U.K (HEAT Fan) it is insane that someone his age is playing, still one of the best and not just dropping off into a mentor role on the team like most "senior" players do in the English Premier League (if they take the time to learn a new playstyle and skills to compliment it).
    But the body can only take so much before it quits before you're mentally willing to.
    I feel that Basketball now is squeezing every second out of the players because of the high tempo. Scores just keep getting higher and higher. No chance to rest.
    But LeBron never dropped off or fell too far away from being relevant.

  • @bigoldawg2791
    @bigoldawg2791 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Hey doc, can you do a video on Mikey Musumeci vs Gantumur Bayanduuren?! (BJJ) It was hands down the most damage I've ever seen to someone's leg in a sport. Would love to know your thoughts on what was most likely going on in the competitors brain at the time and how much pain Gantumur was in but still refused to tap.
    As always love your vids

    • @onelongwordable
      @onelongwordable 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yo that match was ridiculous and I've never seen someone in sports care less about their own body, seriously what are they feeding that dude Gantumur

  • @damienkinder9759
    @damienkinder9759 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I agree with you about not wanting to see our favorite players play when can clearly see they lost a step or two. . I saw a Laker game live, right after Kobe recovered from that achilles rupture. I didn’t like watching Kobe playing knowing that he was no longer the same Kobe 😕

  • @bigwilly43729
    @bigwilly43729 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It was really weird in a press conference where the word retirement was never used that it turned into some ulterior conspiracy by him to manipulate the media when we've seen him miss all these games since joining the Lakers. This is also why load management might not be the devil that it's made out to be. Most of these guys are legitimately injured and are just trying to play through it.
    The most underrated accomplishment that he's had in his career is that he's avoided the catastrophic injury IMO.

  • @JustMIH
    @JustMIH 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Time heals all wounds but not lingering injuries

  • @TeamBlitzball
    @TeamBlitzball 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As an MD myself, I have always heard malleolus pronounced as “mal-EE-O-lus,” not “muh-LAY-lus.”
    Yet I intrinsically trust your pronunciation and assume I’ve been wrong this whole time 😂

    • @Xplisit23
      @Xplisit23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He removed a syllable. Work smarter, not harder.

  • @BossManCarls
    @BossManCarls 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As someone who has watched Bron since he was 7, all I've known is a healthy dominant great LeBron. As I've grown and I've seen my favorite athletes retire regardless of the sport. Lebron is the last one who up until now has fought off father time. He is a machine. If he would retire today. I'll always remember the chase down block against Iggy in the finals (I was at the Q watching it with the city) and the parade after I was first in line. I don't want him to have a Manning, Kobe, ending. If he retires I'll be sad a part of our lives is over. But I'd rather him leave with something in the tank rather than on empty and broken suspension and cracked wheels.

  • @andremarable
    @andremarable 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Appreciate every game you get to watch LeBron play. You likely won’t ever see substances greatness at this level on and off the court.

  • @dbrown809
    @dbrown809 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Also the man has played ball all his life . And to add 20 years of elite nba play plus post seasons. The man should be considered a monster.

    • @hypocritetrollbot7729
      @hypocritetrollbot7729 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Post seasons + Olympics + Summer pick ups.

    • @alexfigura1871
      @alexfigura1871 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Barry Bonds at age 40 was the baseball GOAT.
      Not everyone gets worse with age. Bonds was incredible up to age 42.

    • @parkerkemp6524
      @parkerkemp6524 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      10 finals, games 7s and all that, thats why the warriors broken-down In 2019 cause of fatigue

  • @RJG1117
    @RJG1117 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Thanks LBJ!

  • @ThatKidDarius21
    @ThatKidDarius21 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That old saying Father Time is undefeated. I’m a Jordan fan but I give my respect to Lebron🫡 even if he calls it quits, he gave 20 years in the league and broke records.

  • @miguelhernandez8577
    @miguelhernandez8577 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's crazy to do a promo for a TOMMY JOHN shirt in this channel

  • @jordanwhite8567
    @jordanwhite8567 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I don't wanna be that guy but Peyton broke numerous NFL single season records and was the peak version of himself in Denver. It was only the last second that he began to decline. In that season, he won the Superbowl. Hard to say that's a storyline that takes away from his career. I think that's the Colts fan in you wishing he'd never formed a new legacy with a new franchise. Which is understandable.

  • @WestbrickFansGotNoBrains
    @WestbrickFansGotNoBrains 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I still remember lebron in his prime destroying my celtics.
    When kobe passed on, i learnt to never take greatness for granted

  • @milehighgambler
    @milehighgambler 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ive had turf toe before from working a physically demanding job. I felt like i could "crunch" my foot just to make it feel better. Not a nice feeling at all

  • @balloe3466
    @balloe3466 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Brian, could you do a video on what type of treatments money and contacts can get you? I feel like there's a lot going on in the ability of medicine to heal the body of injuries, but I don't know what. Would be cool to see you break down some cutting-edge treatments.

  • @Idiotsincarshere
    @Idiotsincarshere 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks doc. Great analysis as always!!

  • @KamagoUchiha
    @KamagoUchiha 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It’s just really hard to accept that when the guy is your favorite player of all time

  • @anthonyharvey3395
    @anthonyharvey3395 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you do a video on Gilbert Burns’ injuries to his shoulder/trap?

  • @sammycordahi9327
    @sammycordahi9327 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This really felt like his last best chance, heartbreaking to see that mavs injury and how it hampered him down the stretch. His run to breaking Kareem’s record was unreal - hopefully one of the next two yrs he’ll be able to save it up for the postseason and make one last run

  • @MrAbruce35
    @MrAbruce35 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    No one can play that long putting that much wear and tear on the body thinking it will never have any problems is crazy, if he keeps playing at that level the next injury is going to be career ending.

  • @kordell9864
    @kordell9864 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We Here!!💪💯🤝

  • @JavonCarterVideos
    @JavonCarterVideos 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    He could play a lot more longer in my opinion if he wanted to but he won't be able do what he's always done honestly. That's it lol

    • @BobbySacamano
      @BobbySacamano 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hilarious.

    • @calamorta
      @calamorta 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      If he decides to go Vince Carter mode, I can see LeBron playing until he's 45 and get close to 45k career points.

    • @bigjohn1926
      @bigjohn1926 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If he moves to the 5 position he can play 3-5 more years imo

    • @JavonCarterVideos
      @JavonCarterVideos 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@calamorta same thing I was thinking

    • @JavonCarterVideos
      @JavonCarterVideos 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bigjohn1926 that's what I was thinking too

  • @pauljoseph3081
    @pauljoseph3081 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still can't believe that his haters would find him being injured is *fake.*
    They thought that playing in NBA is like walking in the park

  • @martellreed934
    @martellreed934 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excited for the day ! 🎊

  • @aramis4284
    @aramis4284 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's probably too difficult to do all the time but I'm a golf pro and world love to see some golf related content

  • @deadbytacticsYT
    @deadbytacticsYT 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You should have added colors to the other players on that graph that only had LBJ highlighted. It would have been nice to see the trajectory of those other players.

  • @jow14281
    @jow14281 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brian stutter is so good at looking every single muscles and details of human anatomy in nba

  • @zacwoods
    @zacwoods 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Welcome to your Max Kellerman moment my fellow Doctor!

  • @cancel.lgbtq.6892
    @cancel.lgbtq.6892 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You can not beat father time.

  • @michael95621
    @michael95621 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think if these superstars want to extend their careers they need to take lower minutes and a lower contract so that there is enough salary cap to get stars that can take the load.
    Being able to play NBA basketball with or against your son would be a real accomplishment too.
    I think LeBron could still give 24-36 minutes of great play, and maybe even 12-24 minutes of legendary play, but asking him to play 36-48 is insane at his age.

  • @jakestine4753
    @jakestine4753 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If I were LeBron, I'd just take an 80% pay cut and sign on as a veteran role player on a stacked team and play that way until I was 44, focusing on 18 mins of high IQ passing and defense. And then retire with 2 more rings or so. To hell with "might tarnish how people remember me" stuff.

  • @quikdeath100
    @quikdeath100 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Was only listening to the video instead of watching so when you said Tommy John changed your life, I was like wth how is Tommy John surgery a good thing lol

    • @BrianSuttererMD
      @BrianSuttererMD  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Hahaha funny thing is ive actually had Tommy John surgery

    • @friend7681
      @friend7681 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BrianSuttererMDwhy?

    • @hughmungus7858
      @hughmungus7858 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Baseball probably

    • @ArthurKiyanovski
      @ArthurKiyanovski 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@BrianSuttererMD Here is an interesting video for you to make about your own injury, surgery, rehab !

  • @herasucks
    @herasucks 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video should be renamed to "Doctor casually explains the unfortunate tragedy of death through a sports analogy"

  • @jethrojacinto2798
    @jethrojacinto2798 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Doc's sponsor being "Tommy John" is a little too on the nose if you ask me 😂

  • @michaelcarrig627
    @michaelcarrig627 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He is 38, the fact that he can do what he does for 60 games is insane. I imagine that he is talking about retirement to put pressure on the Lakers so that they don't stand pat and accept this team as their status quo. If he is going to play, he wants a team that can beat the Nuggets. If he can no longer compete for chips, he can easily retire and comeback healthy to play a year with his son if he wants to. With the team Cleveland has built, what would stop them from taking Bronny too early, getting Lebron on a cheap contract, and winning a championship? Either way, having watched his career--his 25 straight against Detroit, absolutely throttling my Bulls live in the ECF, his insane performances both by himself and then winning the chip two years in a row against GSW--has been an absolute joy. If he hung it up now he owes us nothing. Everything else is just icing.

  • @devindillard1918
    @devindillard1918 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The fact that he’s even still ballin and trucking dudes at his age and amount of games is unreal lol. My legs would’ve gave out in a couple seasons.

  • @BarryBBryson
    @BarryBBryson 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very well spoken.

  • @felixribeiro8740
    @felixribeiro8740 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome content!

  • @lappywong
    @lappywong 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ok, I learnt Tommy John today.

  • @patrickcampbellhatesthesoup
    @patrickcampbellhatesthesoup 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All that extra (playoffs) basketball along with the wear and tear of regular season NBA, it's incredible that he lasted this long
    .

  • @Bilal_Aslam_
    @Bilal_Aslam_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Dr. Sutterer - How do you fix the broken hearts of Laker Nation ?

    • @ImadogGarcia
      @ImadogGarcia 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Time 😂

  • @ffml82
    @ffml82 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I liked the KOC shoutout, I’ve heard him mention you too, you guys should do some sort of video together

  • @mattelgin
    @mattelgin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Eric, take care

  • @Bryan-fb8dh
    @Bryan-fb8dh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'll tell ya from experience that change in recovery and health happens rapidly. Hitting 30 is one thing, 40 is a different beast. His recovery will nose dive real soon. What they don't tell you about aging is the healing time increases until you never recover from energy. He may already have some stuff that won't heal.

  • @ACED1
    @ACED1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what da polar bear doin in arlington texas 😭😭💀💀

  • @marcusfabregas3953
    @marcusfabregas3953 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you do baseball injury reacts?

  • @Mateo-nn4gr
    @Mateo-nn4gr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He only said that so the media wouldn't talk about the Lakers being crushed by Denver, but about his career. Of course he will keep playing.

    • @TheAmpharosFreak
      @TheAmpharosFreak 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you act like the lakers rolled over and had no fight

  • @ImadogGarcia
    @ImadogGarcia 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Lebron body still is a freak of nature

  • @fredr3247
    @fredr3247 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it happens to everyone in life our bodies don't hold up like they use too. better to just accept it and figure out what's best

  • @MrBuliths
    @MrBuliths 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dr Sutterer could you do a video on Lonzo Ball's situation with his left knee issue please?

  • @daveyguilles376
    @daveyguilles376 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    With Dr.Sutterer’s assessment being weighed in I think the Lakers should go with the deep bench they have and maybe add another younger star to pair with AD and put Bron on a 28-32 minute minutes restriction. And also load manage him to like 60 games to try and save his body

  • @SubZeroDame
    @SubZeroDame 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you go over Antony's injury vs chelsea?

  • @cristianziglioli4316
    @cristianziglioli4316 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Plantar fasciitis is my diagnosis based on symptoms reported before the injury.

  • @cg1885
    @cg1885 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lebron needs to trust his teammates at the ultimate level… sit on the bench and only come in for appropriate minutes like 32 min/game so he can be more rested and productive.

  • @MrTheTomahawk
    @MrTheTomahawk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love what you do on your Drew Gooden account as well

  • @crablord7934
    @crablord7934 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    It's gonna be so weird hearing him announce it. He just feels like a staple since forever.

    • @Mamba-Kush
      @Mamba-Kush 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can't wait for him to be gone.

    • @the__black__box
      @the__black__box 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mamba-Kush 😔

    • @DarrynPeterson44
      @DarrynPeterson44 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Mamba-Kushthat's sad man. Really sad.

    • @jacobpolanco2489
      @jacobpolanco2489 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mamba-Kush loser

    • @stuartwinter2758
      @stuartwinter2758 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The final decision. Not yet hopefully.

  • @lesnyarlathotep3680
    @lesnyarlathotep3680 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your channel man.

  • @geovishap2277
    @geovishap2277 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    maybe bron would play for a single season with bronny and make it like farewell tour and him passing his torch to his son.

  • @als.2983
    @als.2983 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Watching a super-human performance for 15+ years was fun. Disheartening to watch the greats come down to mere mortal athletic abilities. Thanks for the fact based discussion.
    If I am LBJ, I heal up my body over the next year so I can spend a full season playing 20 minutes a game alongside my son. That is worth more the $97 million (when you are already a billionaire).

  • @AlokSomani
    @AlokSomani 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's crazy the expectations we bestow upon a player like LeBron James. We need doctors reminding and confirming to us that he is indeed human after all. People who love him and hate him alike still expect him to be the best in every game he plays, every series, every time he's on the floor.

  • @solascripturaPR1517
    @solascripturaPR1517 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm a WWE fan:
    and watching guys like: HBK, Undertaker, Triple H, SCSA, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Kane, etc taking very noticeable steps back-- because their bodies couldn't hold up anymore-- was kinda hard to watch.
    LeBron should take Jordan's route, by stepping away for a year; and then, return for 1 or 2 year push (to hoop with his son).

  • @andrewhoback1080
    @andrewhoback1080 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The minutes chart is kind of hard to understand when the only different one is lebron and it includes different positions and builds

  • @Bob-fj7lr
    @Bob-fj7lr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was a really good video man. Just about I think aging in life too

  • @goliath9081
    @goliath9081 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh no we saw Bryan and his undies. Anyway great material. Thanks for the information.

  • @khairulkafee9500
    @khairulkafee9500 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro reports just came out about Bron playing with a torn tendon😂. Brain is a fortune teller

  • @DoubleOhTheG
    @DoubleOhTheG 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brian! I had no idea you were a Colts fan as well!

  • @DanielGarcia-oo9rk
    @DanielGarcia-oo9rk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You do a great job covering content doc. You would make a great guest on shows like the Herd with Colin cowherd

  • @sensei_...
    @sensei_... 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    if you are avg 29p 8r 7a on 50%fg in the reg. season and drop 40p 10r 9a 2a on 75%ts in your last game (elimination game) vs champions, you are fine for a few years

  • @mrwhitecat2023
    @mrwhitecat2023 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In case Lebron still plays, he should not play more than 30mins. But the problem is, the expectation from him on contract point of view which is a staggering $40m+. The wiser choice is if he prioritizes his health and just retire and maybe come back the season when Bronny will be drafted and hopefully had a farewell season.

  • @robertlagarto6335
    @robertlagarto6335 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ur #1 fan from manila

  • @jand1144
    @jand1144 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At least in my life time ive got to see some extraordinary athletes push there body's to the limit Brady,Lebron,And Adrian Peterson but in the end we are not robots and even they Breakdown eventually