2023-07-13 11:35:04
LOS ANGELES – LeBron James, following leaving some questions in the past playoffs regarding a possible retirement, confirmed on Wednesday that he will play in the 2023-2024 NBA season, which will mean his 21st season in the league.
“The day I can’t give it my all… is the day I’ll be finished. Fortunately for you, that day isn’t today,” LeBron joked at the ESPYS ceremony, the awards that ESPN gives every year to recognize the best of sport.
The Lakers star will thus become the sixth player in NBA history to play 21 seasons, a list in which he appears along with Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Robert Parish, Kevin Willis and Vince Carter (the latter has the absolute record with 22 courses in the elite).
LeBron, who will turn 39 in December, assured in May following losing in the Western final with the Lakers once morest the Denver Nuggets that he had “a lot to think regarding” in relation to his future.
These statements at a press conference caused a stir on social media and ESPN journalist Dave McMenamin later spoke with LeBron to clarify what he meant and copied the following transcript on his Twitter account:
– Question: When you said that you wanted to think regarding things, what thread should we take out of all this?
– Answer: If I want to continue playing.
– Q: In the next year?
– A: Yes.
– Q: Would you leave it?
– A: I have to think regarding it.
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Since then, there has been no more news regarding a possible withdrawal and the Lakers have operated in the offices with the idea that LeBron would return at least one more year with those in purple and gold.
The leading scorer in NBA history has said on several occasions in the past that he would like to play in the best league on the planet with his son Bronny, who is now in college basketball with USC.
The Lakers experienced a roller coaster last season with a disastrous start (2-10), the departure of Russell Westbrook, a fabulous comeback with new signings like D’Angelo Russell or Rui Hachimura and the growth of Austin Reaves, and some very exciting games in which they eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors.
For the next course, LeBron and Anthony Davis will continue as benchmarks for some Lakers who have ensured the continuity of Russell, Hachimura and Reaves this summer and who have made interesting additions such as Gabe Vincent, Taurean Prince and Cam Reddish.
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