Reporter: Kobe was 32 when he played in his last playoff game, and James was 34 when he joined the Lakers.

November 22 News Recently, reporter Nick Wright talked about Lakers forward James’ first season performance in his personal podcast program “What’sWright? with Nick Wright”.

How old do you think Kobe was when he played in his last playoff game for the Lakers? Are you shocked when you tell him he was 32 at the time? LeBron was 34 years old when he joined the Lakers. In his 23rd season debut, he played like Magic Johnson later in his career, which is pretty good. Whether you want to focus on the 40-year-old part, or the Season 23 part, unprecedented is not enough to describe the specialness. He's certainly no longer the best player in the league, nor is he a top-five player in the league. Unlike some of the league's other standout players, he has the skill set to do it all at age 40 and in his 23rd season. He's never going to be bad, and he can easily play at a high level -- not MVP level -- in his 40s. "Wright said.