Gilbert Arenas defends LeBron James' age-40 season, highlighting statistical superiority to Michael Jordan's Wizards tenure amid criticism of Lakers star's late-career performance.

LeBron James has one former NBA star corroborating his recollection of an epic pickup game with Michael Jordan.

Before becoming an NBA legend in his own right, LeBron James once famously squared off against Michael Jordan and other NBA stars in a pickup basketball game as a teenage phenom from Akron, Ohio. More than 20 years later,

Hawks 110 (21-19), Bulls 94 (18-23): Atlanta was without Trae Young, Jalen Johnson and Dominique Wilkins, but Keaton Wallace (27 points, six rebounds, six assists, four steals) led the Hawks over a Bulls team that shot 6 of 27 from deep and turned it over 20 times.

At 40 years old and in his 22nd season, LeBron James remains an unstoppable force in the NBA. Since returning from a brief personal hiatus last month, James has been nothing short

LeBron James, during an episode of New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, confirmed he played in a pickup game with Michael Jordan and other NBA stars as a teenager, saying that he was "unguardable.

The NBA world would have loved to see LeBron James and Michael Jordan play against each other. Surprisingly it actually did happen, but it was when James was a teenager, and it was also a pickup game.