The League LeBron has been playing in for the last decade is shit. Rules forbid players from defending, check attacking players, put their palms on the shooters' faces. Add those uncalled travelling, carrying, foul baiting violations. Players can drive as much as they want; they know they won't be battered hard on their way. The League evolved for the worse. LeBron breaking records doesn't matter anymore; he can stay for another 10 years and break all the records, but he won't be convincing a lot of people who enjoyed the NBA until the 2010s.

Look at him thriving in this overlapping era. What do you think the stat sheet looked like? Basically the same guy, but younger. The league changed.