NBA-LeBron fires back at critics who say Lakers are too old

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The flurry of deals the Los Angeles Lakers have made during free agency have led critics to point out that the "purple and gold" could look more like the "purple and old" after the team sacrificed young talent to bring in veteran players. After adding Carmelo Anthony, 37, Trevor Ariza, 36, and Dwight Howard, 35, the team has an average age of 31.4 years, making them the oldest in the NBA, according to SB Nation. "Keep talking about my squad," the 36-year-old LeBron James wrote on Twitter.

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