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Helene Elliott: LeBron James is turning 35, but he's still a dominant force for the Lakers

LOS ANGELES - LeBron James was to celebrate his 35th birthday Monday with a party he would pay for himself. He pretended to grumble about having to pick up the tab for his own bash, but he didn't mind in the least. To him it's a momentous occasion for reasons that go well beyond athletic longevity.

"The milestone of it is when you grow up in the inner city, around a lot of things you don't want your kids to see, to be able to get to this point in age where the statistics are stacked up against you because of obvious reasons,

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