I think these dirty style plays from LeBron are going to become more and more common as his aging lowers his play level to be below some of the young guys in the league. I don’t he’s going to have an easy time adjusting to him not being the most dominant player on the court. When I start seeing stuff like that, it makes me think he should start considering retirement before he cheapens his legacy.
I agree if these dirty games from him keep on going on. He should've settled and retired and that's better for his reputation. I hope that he goes better with his next games.
Because if not and this continues, there's something wrong with it. It's just surprising to see that someone like him goes on rage and it's very unusual watching him being like that.
I still believe that he attracts some attention during the game and that is what matters. I am not saying that he is as good as he used to be, look at his stats this year, so far he is averaging least amount of PPG since his rookie year, one of the lowest ever assists per game, very low, lowest ever for him rebounding averages and his defense is nowhere what used to be when it comes to clamping down players even though his steals look high (same as Harden since forever, has high steals but never defends properly).
However even with all of that in mind, teams still collapse on him whenever he drives which leaves some other teammates open. Right now, entire Lakers roster is going against the good old "let Lebron drive, he will either dish out or score so all you have to do is stand there and wait for him to pass to you" style of play, because they are good players too and Lebron is not that much greater and can't carry a team.
But, I believe he is not old enough to retire neither, dude has enough power in the game to attract defenders on him even at his age.