Basketball superstar LeBron James is postponing the end of his career by at least a year and will continue to play for the Los Angeles Lakers in the coming season.
“I don’t care how many points I still get or what I can and can’t do on the floor. The real question for me is can I play this game without cheating. The day I can’t give my all on the field, I’ll stop. Luckily for you, that day isn’t today,” James said Wednesday (local time) at the ESPYs, where he accepted the award for his record-breaking performance as the top scorer in NBA history. The ESPYs are the ESPN media group’s annual awards for America’s top athletes.
In February, “King” James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s age-old record of points (38,387) from April 5, 1984 against the Oklahoma City Thunder and is now the NBA’s top scorer (38,652). James (2872) already held the points record for playoff games. Immediately after the playoff against the Denver Nuggets, he caused unrest when he did not want to rule out a possible end to his career. “The truth is, I’ve been asking myself that end-of-season question for a couple of years now. I just never spoke openly about it,” said James, who was struggling through the playoffs with a foot injury.
Four-time NBA champion James has two years left on his contract with the Lakers but could step out of his deal next summer. The forward was drafted first by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 and is now in his 21st season.
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2023-08-16 02:47:43
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