An Instagram post from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James made headlines on Monday as it showed an apparently slimmer LeBron.
The 29-year-old was listed at 250 pounds last season and reportedly cut carbohydrates from his diet in an effort to protect his aging knees. He’s racked up significant mileage over his 11-year NBA career.
Here’s what LeBron looked like during this past June’s NBA Finals.
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Now, here’s LeBron after going on a ‘paleo’ diet that many would refuse to go through.

James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers in early July amid mass hysteria and immediately transformed the cellar dwellers into legitimate title contenders.
