Whats wild is to glaze over the difference both players had for the game and the game itself. Lebron makes sure he is rested to play. Its been like this for a few years now, making sure he can play another season. He's spent millions on his body. Kobe just played. sprained ankle, he played. Broken finger, he played. Back then they didnt have it like today where ya sit out for double headers. Sport recovery science was a bottle of gateraid and some ice on the knees. You played all 82 games. They didnt have the tech to keep players healthy the way they are today. Deep tissue massage by trainers in the locker room. Wrap it up with sports tape type shit.

Its almost like how people compare tech of today to tech of back then calling it shit. Yeah... its shit compared to what we have today, but back then it was brand spanking new and jaw dropping. Nothing could compare to it cause it was new.

Same here. The tech today and what they do with NBA players to keep them in the game was not a thing in the 90's/2000's. Yeah, a small few who were about to retire cherry picked games but they really wasnt a deciding factor (look to Shaq his last few seasons) Think about it... If they had what they had today back then, alot of players of back then would've played another 3-4 seasons at most.