With LeBron turning 40 today, I wanted to highlight what I believe is his first national magazine cover from more than 23 years ago—the November '01 issue of Student Sports.

When this issue came out, I wasn't old enough to drive a car. Now I sleep with a heat pad on my lower back. Needless to say, I think it's pretty absurd the guy is still playing 35 minutes a night in the NBA.

If there's an earlier LeBron cover out there, please tell me about it!

Update: @geachycards on Instagram reminded me of an issue of Basketball America from September 2001 with a photo of LeBron at the Adidas ABCD Camp on the cover. That issue appears to be much rarer than this one.