New York, Aug 31 – (Adnkronos) – The 2002 Sports Illustrated cover has become so iconic that it has become both a nickname and a shoulder tattoo for LeBron James. The word ‘The Chosen One’ (the Chosen One) has become a trademark of James and represents the beginning of his public image, which 20 years later is renewed with another cover ‘this time together with his sons Bronny and Bryce, becoming “The Chosen Sons”. James posed for the historic weekly in a photo shoot in his ‘home’ gym at St. Vincent-St. Mary, where it all began, but it was above all his words that made the news. Especially since Bronny may not be the only child James would like to play with in the NBA:
‘I like to set goals and publicly express certain things so that the basketball gods can hear them. So far they have always answered present. I don’t know what will happen: I am a visionary, but I always try to live in the present ‘. The reference is obviously to the words of last February when he expressed the desire to play together with his firstborn Bronny starting from 2024, provided that Bronny is chosen in the Draft. But the news given to the journalist Chris Ballard is another: ‘I always look at where the choices in the Draft for the next few years go: 2024, 2025, also 2026 and 2027 [anno in cui Bryce dovrebbe diventare eleggibile, ndr]. These are things I pay attention to. ‘
Asked if the goal is then to resist until the second son arrives, James replied with a smile: ‘I feel I can play for some time. It depends on my body but even more on my head. If I can stay fresh and motivated, then even the sky can’t be my limit. I can go further. But we’ll see ‘. In 2027 James will be 43 years old, so the body will really have to resist a lot. But if Tom Brady in the NFL is still on the pitch at 45, why not James himself admitted to finding inspiration in the legendary quarterback: ‘When he retired it was a bad blow for me, but when he came back I said to myself: ‘I needed it”.
