LeBron James has seen the memes and read the punch lines.

¡°The narrative about our age,¡± he said, ¡°I kind of laugh at it. I actually do really laugh. I¡¯m not just saying that.¡±

The Los Angeles Lakers are old. They are the NBA¡¯s Traveling Wilburys, an aging rock star collective hoping to produce one more chart-topping album. Dwight Howard and DeAndre Jordan have more mileage between them than a 2003 Honda Civic. Carmelo Anthony, 37, recalled first getting to know James, 36, when they were high school standouts - way back in the previous millennium. At 32, Russell Westbrook is comparatively spry.