One of these days, the rigors of age and playing deep into June every year are going to catch up with LeBron James. If Tuesday's season-opening rout of the New York Knicks was any indication, the 2016-17 season will not be that day.
Here's a collection of impressive highlights from James' 43rd career triple-double performance.
He might have had the assist of the year two minutes into the season:
He blew past helpless Knicks defenders with hilarious ease:
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He almost hit his head on the rim finishing this ridiculous alleyoop:
The Knicks were hanging around until these back-to-back hammers in the span of 20 seconds blew the game open:
It's never too early for a chasedown block:
Not even LeBron's teammates were safe from his defensive wrath:
He tried to teach young Knick Justin Holiday not to help off a shooter one pass away.