In the contemporary world of basketball, the traditional bigs that play the five spot are becoming obsolete. With so much emphasis put on ball-movement and teams living and dying on the three, we’ve started to see forwards move in and out of the traditional “centre” position.
The Los Angeles Lakers are just one of the teams that have adapted to the new age of basketball. Head coach Luke Walton, who learned from the best by coaching the Golden State Warriors, the unequivocal kings of utilizing small ball to achieve optimal performance, recently told LeBron James that he should expect to see some time at the centre spot this season.
Never one to shy down from a challenge, LeBron let it be known that he’s ready to embrace his new role by uploading a photoshopped picture of himself to his Instagram story that makes you wonder if he’s been hanging out at Venice Beach's "Muscle Beach" since signing in Southern California.
We’ve seen King James transform his body over the last number of years since coming into the NBA back in 2003-04 season, but this may be his best look yet.
In case you were wondering, here’s the actual photo of James. He looks pretty shredded here, too, although his arms are tensed up considering he's holding a ball.
He's not quite giving Marcus Stroman’s dad, Earl, a run for his money anymore, who remains the most jacked dad in the sports world.
