LeBron James turned 40 years old on Monday and the Los Angeles Lakers star celebrated by reflecting on how he wants his NBA career to eventually end.

LeBron James is still playing at 40 years old. As he's continued his amazing career, here are 10 athletes who've met or exceeded their tremendous expectations since 2000.

For decades, Christmas has been one of the biggest days of the year for the NBA, and the rest of the American sports landscape has taken a step back on the country's biggest holiday.

The NBA can really only respond by putting out a good product. The Christmas teams obliged for the most part this year, with the Lakers overcoming a game-tying 3-pointer from Stephen Curry with eight seconds left, getting the win on an Austin Reaves layup. James finished with 31 points and 10 assists.

As it turns out, that hardline stance was encouraged by NBA superstar LeBron James. Garrett, represented by Rich Paul's Klutch Sports Group, who also represents James, felt "emboldened to state last week that he might want out unless the Browns can show him a blueprint for winning in 2025," per Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

One NBA legend even called out Roger Goodell's league on Wednesday. LeBron James, after his Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 115-113, made it known what sport he believes should dominate the Christmas Day slate. "I love the NFL," James said. "But Christmas is our day."

When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion.

Chan Sung Jung, or better known as "Korean Zombie," is considered by many as an MMA legend due to his insane fighting style. But although he had a reputation as a wild brawler, he was also a technical fighter. In May 2012, Jung picked up arguably the biggest win of…

Lakers star LeBron James doesn't know when he'll retire, but says he hopes to still be on the Lakers when he decides to finally call it quits.

The NBA has long dominated Christmas, just as Thanksgiving has become synonymous with football, but viewers got the best of both worlds on Wednesday.

After the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors in a Christmas Day thriller, LeBron James had a message for the NFL.