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<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/lebron-james" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron James</a> put together an epic 40-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday and hinted that his day as an NBA player are numbered.James is in the midst of his 21st season as he tries to will himself and the Lakers to another championship in the ever-so-difficult Western Conference. While he put on a timeless performance with nine 3-pointers and seven rebounds, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Lakers</a> star acknowledged his playing days are slowly coming to an end."Not very long, I’m not going to play another 21 years, that’s for damn sure," he said of the rest of his basketball career. "I don’t know when that door will close, but I don’t have much time left."<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</a>Los Angeles moved to 42-33 as the team fought to stay above the cut line in the Western Conference. The Lakers are two games up on the Golden State Warriors in the ninth spot and a place in the play-in tournament. But they only sit three wins behind the New Orleans Pelicans for sixth.The Lakers have seven games remaining in the season, and a healthy James will be key to the final push toward this postseason run.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-still-noncommittal-on-long-term-deal-despite-team-owners-confidence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CAVALIERS' DONOVAN MITCHELL STILL NONCOMMITTAL ON LONG-TERM DEAL DESPITE TEAM OWNER'S CONFIDENCE</a>"My foot has felt a lot better. I didn't have much time to really rep a lot last year because I had to make sure I could be on the floor running around or [not] putting much pounding of my foot on the floor," he said, via ESPN. "I've had a lot of opportunity to get on the floor. "You probably see me before every game out on the floor, working on my game, working on my craft. So that's helped out a lot, too. And just trying to stay consistent with my shot, do the same shot every time. And just work. Just work, work, work, work."James’ 3-point mark on Sunday put him in a club with only <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/michael-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Jordan</a>, according to ESPN. The two players are the only ones to have multiple 40-point games after turning 39.James has two to his credit while Jordan had three.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s<a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> sports coverage on X</a> and subscribe to<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</a>.

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content: <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/lebron-james" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener">LeBron James</a> put together an epic 40-point performance in the
 Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday and hinted
 that his day as an NBA player are numbered.James is in the midst of his 21st
 season as he tries to will himself and the Lakers to another championship in the
 ever-so-difficult Western Conference. While he put on a timeless performance with
 nine 3-pointers and seven rebounds, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Lakers</a> star acknowledged his playing days
 are slowly coming to an end."Not very long, I’m not going to play another
 21 years, that’s for damn sure," he said of the rest of his basketball career. "I
 don’t know when that door will close, but I don’t have much time left."<a
 href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK
 HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</a>Los Angeles
 moved to 42-33 as the team fought to stay above the cut line in the Western Conference.
 The Lakers are two games up on the Golden State Warriors in the ninth spot and a
 place in the play-in tournament. But they only sit three wins behind the New Orleans
 Pelicans for sixth.The Lakers have seven games remaining in the season, and
 a healthy James will be key to the final push toward this postseason run.<a
 href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-still-noncommittal-on-long-term-deal-despite-team-owners-confidence"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">CAVALIERS' DONOVAN MITCHELL STILL NONCOMMITTAL
 ON LONG-TERM DEAL DESPITE TEAM OWNER'S CONFIDENCE</a>"My foot has
 felt a lot better. I didn't have much time to really rep a lot last year because
 I had to make sure I could be on the floor running around or [not] putting much
 pounding of my foot on the floor," he said, via ESPN. "I've had a lot of opportunity
 to get on the floor. "You probably see me before every game out on the floor,
 working on my game, working on my craft. So that's helped out a lot, too. And just
 trying to stay consistent with my shot, do the same shot every time. And just work.
 Just work, work, work, work."James’ 3-point mark on Sunday put him in a club
 with only <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/michael-jordan" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener">Michael Jordan</a>, according to ESPN. The two players are the only
 ones to have multiple 40-point games after turning 39.James has two to his
 credit while Jordan had three.The Associated Press contributed to this
 report.Follow Fox News Digital’s<a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener"> sports coverage on X</a>
 and subscribe to<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</a>.
summary: Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James scored 40 points and put himself into
 a club with Michael Jordan in the team&apos;s victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
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