Prior to Tuesday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks, LeBron James was tagged as questionable to even suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers due to some soreness on his left knee. He ended up starting for the Lakers despite the injury, which has been the case for pretty much the entire year for LeBron.

James has been playing through a myriad of injuries throughout the course of the campaign. The 37-year-old has also missed no less than 17 games this year, and whenever he's on the floor, he's usually playing through some sort of issue. In this respect, and also considering how the Lakers have struggled mightily this term, questions of LeBron getting shut down for the remainder of the season have become quite relevant of late. After all, this man isn't getting any younger.

As it turns out, however, LeBron is having none of this. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, James has no intention of sitting out the rest of the year whatsoever:

James, who has missed 17 games this season because of various injuries and most recently sat out five games from late January through early February with swelling in his left knee, has no plans to shut his season down at any point, sources close to James told ESPN. James is committed to play out the season, wherever it goes.

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