We all know that LeBron James’ career will inevitably end in the next few years, and the young star who dominates the league may be another reason why he may decide to end up hanging basketball shoes. In a recent interview, the Lakers star made a joke, which seemed serious.
The 40-year-old has even beaten him in the NBA against Victor Wembanyama over the past year, and even against France in the Olympic gold medal match. But Los Angeles veterans are aware that it is a matter of time before the young San Antonio Center takes his place at the top.
That’s why the NBA’s leading scorer joked on Fanatics Fan Fest, saying that if Wemby kept such a good defense, he wouldn’t be able to continue. “I can’t play further… As long as Wemby continues to slap my shot in the stands, it will retire me.”
The veteran now has a whole summer preparing for his historic 23rd NBA campaign, but the rest needs to recover from a left knee injury, which gradually worsens during a brief competition in April. The Lakers star said his priority is to pass training camp 100% healthy in September.
The 40-year-old recently appeared in an interview with the Associated Press about his appearance in a new ad What’s next? For Amazon, despite spraining his ligament during the season-end game against the Timberwolves, he felt “good”.
The striker’s veteran stressed the importance of staying physically to keep himself at his level. “I have a lot of time to take care of my injuries, knees, the rest of my body and make sure that when the camp starts in late September, I’m as close to 100% as possible,” LeBron told the media.
James now has a player who can choose next season, which should pay him about $56 million, and he praised his family for never putting pressure on him. He revealed: “They are like, ‘Dad, keep dreaming. It’s your dream. Continue your attention. You’re always here to serve us.”
