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LeBron James turned 36 last December, but he did not lose an iota of hunger.

Ambition collectively and personally.

He's chasing another ring with the Lakers

, but he's also pretending to be

the oldest MVP in NBA history

.

He spends millions to take care of his physique, not to expire, and was hardly seen during his career missing too many games due to injury (so far this season, only one).

That's why his screams of pain this Saturday at Staples were so alarming.

The King sprained his right ankle badly after

the Hawks'

Solomon Hill

accidentally fell on him.

It was the beginning of the second quarter and James already had seven points and four assists.

Before leaving in pain and limping to the locker room, Akron tried to follow and even scored a triple from the corner.

It was soon announced that he would not be returning.

The Lakers, who are second in the West and had won their last four games, will play again this Sunday against the Suns.

The results of the medical tests to which he will be submitted are awaited to see how many meetings he can be absent.

LeBron was in a sweet moment.

From the All Star he signed an

average of 25.5 points in 33.1 minutes

, with 55.6% in field goals, 45.8% in triples and 75% in free throws, in addition to 9.8 assists and 8, 3 rebounds.

"The MVP? I try to be every night for my team. To be available to my teammates and to be the best player on the court every night. This year would mean a lot. At my age, what I have been able to do this season ... ", he affirmed a few days ago, after crushing the Hornets with his umpteenth exhibition: 37 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

The oldest MVP in history was

Karl Malone

, who achieved it at 35 years and 284 days.

For LeBron, who in the fight has tough rivals (Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry ...), it would be his fifth award, which would equal Michael Jordan.

Without LeBron on the court (

Anthony Davis and Marc Gasol are still out

), the Lakers sank at the Staples Center against Atlanta, which maintained their streak by winning (99-94).

The Hawks, who had John Collins (27 points and 16 rebounds) as their best man, have eight consecutive victories since Nate McMillan came to the bench and are level with the Heat for fourth place in the East.

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