Udonis Haslem and LeBron James have shared some incredible league moments during their time together in Miami Heat. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar joined the Heat in 2010 and won his first and two straight NBA Championships as a Heat player. While it has been nine years since James’ exit from the Heat, seemingly he still continues to be somewhat of an inspiration for his former teammate. Haslem recently credited LeBron for his longevity. However, fans were not too keen on praising Haslem for the same.

Udonis Haslem joined the Miami Heat in 2003 when he was about 23 years old. Like LeBron, the three-time NBA Champion entered his 20th season the previous year. While he might not be a dominating presence on the court anymore, Haslem had led the Heat to their first-ever championship in 2006.

NBA fans disregard Udonis Haslem

At 42 years old, Udonis Haslem is the oldest active player in the NBA and the Miami Heat star mentioned LeBron James as the reason behind his great shape. According to Anthony Chiang from Miami Herald, Haslem stated that James is the reason he is still able to keep up with the younger players. Moreover, the Heat is known to make their players follow one of the toughest preseason routines in the league.

Udonis said, “I learned from ‘Bron years ago, the first thing I noticed was the way he takes care of his body and the weight room and things like that. I’ve been able to implement some of that. There’s no way I’m able to still be out here running and jumping and keeping up with these guys at 42 if I didn’t take care of my body in a certain way. So that was definitely something I took out of Bron’s book.”

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While it seemed like a positive thing to say about a former teammate, Twitterati pointed out that Udonis was the ‘running and jumping’ kind of player anymore. Here are some fan reactions from Twitter:

Miami Heat’s conditioning test

The Miami Heat has an exhausting conditioning test designed for the players. Every Heat player goes through a tiring work out session on the first day of their training camp. The players need to pass the test to prove that they have not been slacking during the offseason. Heat players are required to run ten laps around the length of the court in 60 seconds and they must repeat it five times.

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“That’s really what we all work out all summer for, to get ready to be able to do that on the first day of training camp. And you gotta pass that test in order to play,” Heat star Max Strus told Insider.