The Athletic has live coverage of LeBron James’ free agency decision. Forget momentarily about all of the points, rebounds, assists and championships, about his brilliant basketball mind and his business acumen. The most incredible part about LeBron James right now is that at 41 years, 6 months and 21 days of age, he is still in charge of everything.Never has that been more apparent than the last three weeks when he has effectively pulled the Jake brake on the rest of the NBA. The skid marks stretch from Philadelphia to Miami, from California to New York.Commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged last week the league office can’t finish the schedule until LeBron chooses a destination. That’s real power.James Harden remains unsigned while the Cleveland Cavaliers wait on yet another LeBron decision. The futures of other veterans like Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga remain murky because of him.Summer League is over. This is usually around the time the league goes into hibernation, when coaches and executives take their well-deserved vacations and get away from business for most of August. LeBron is now encroaching on that time as well.Where will LeBron James end up?The Athletic NBA Staff and Jeshua KiddNo one has been this powerful at this stage of a career. Not Michael Jordan, not Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, not Barry Bonds, not Wayne Gretzky. Tom Brady was 43 when he won his last Super Bowl and Jack Nicklaus was 46 the last time he won the Masters, but neither legend left his league in a chokehold like this. Maybe that was a conscious choice they made as business partners of their respective leagues. LeBron clearly doesn’t see it that way.
We are all witness to how much power LeBron James still wields
Summer League is over but the NBA offseason still waits on one 41-year-old man.








