LeBron James has been dominant for so long that many of his opponents were in grade school when James made his first All-Star Game

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• LeBron James' first All-Star Game came in February 2005, his second year in the NBA.
• Now 34 years old, many of James' peers at the NBA All-Star Weekend were in grade school and can barely remember what they were doing at that time.
• James is now playing in his 15th All-Star Game, and many of the other players at this weekend say they only dreamed of making the NBA when James was just getting started.
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LeBron James is the elder statesman of the NBA All-Star Game.

At 34, James is in his 16th overall season and his 15th consecutive All-Star Game. He still remains one of the game's best players, a remarkable fact considering that, when he first became an All-Star, many of his peers were in grade school and can't even remember what they were doing.

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