James still king of the court at 40
China DailyWhile at the Miami Heat, James salutes the crowd during a public celebration of the franchise's 2012 NBA Championship. AP James's longevity allowed him to achieve a cherished dream this season, playing alongside son Bronny James as they became the first father-son duo to play together in a regular-season game. The Lakers' decision to draft the largely untried Bronny James — whose collegiate career was disrupted by a frightening heart attack that revealed a congenital heart defect — sparked backlash. "Gives you a lot of life," James said, and that's surely just what the Lakers wanted to hear from the player who signed a new two-year contract worth a reported $100 million in July. As a partner in the Fenway Sports Group that owns Liverpool FC, James has shares in the English Premier League club as well as Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox and the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins.