Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James always appears to be at the forefront of the basketball universe.

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James will soon enter an unprecedented 23rd season in the league and his eighth with the Lakers. Although James is 40 years old and will turn 41 midway through the season, he remains among the best players in the league.

With that comes criticism, but that's always been the case with James. More recently, it was former All-Star guard Gilbert Arenas who took a shot at the 21-time All-Star.

In his latest podcast episode, Arenas said that James needed players like Dwyane Wade, Kyrie Irving, and Anthony Davis to close games for him.

"What he [LeBron] needs that's what I'm good at," said Arenas.

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