LeBron James: ‘I still have a lot left in the tank’

lebron james the leader of the Los Angeles Lakers, made sure this Monday, at the media day before the start of the season NBA, that he “still” has “a lot left in the tank” and that before the season he faces the ring as a goal and the games in Paris in 2024 in mind.

“I talked to my family, myself too. I was inspired by my children, watching them grow. Obviously the incident with Bronny (his son had heart problems this summer) inspired me. I feel like I still have a lot left in me . container,” he said lebron at the press conference.

James raised doubts about his future last year when, after the elimination against Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finalshe said that he is not sure if he will continue to compete.

“At that point I was tired, devastated, mentally I was in a lot of things, that’s why the phrase came out, but I’m happy to be back for another year,” he said. LeBron.

At 38 years old, James is facing the 21st season of his career Lakers that they did not make major changes in their composition and that they added parts such as Christian Wood or Gabe Vincent led group LeBron and Anthony Davis.

“I’m very optimistic about the start again and the way we played from the All-Star break to the conference finals. We have a solid structure, we have that affinity. A lot of players already know the system, and I think the guys who came in will adapt quickly,” He said.

lebron He also admitted that his son was the incident Bronny, who suffered a cardiac arrest on July 24, it affected him deeply.

Tests revealed that Bronny was suffering from an “anatomically and functionally significant” but treatable heart defect.

“Bronny He is very well, he has started the rehabilitation process in order to play with his teammates again this year. He was operated on successfully, there were a lot of emotions for our family. We’ve been giving him strength the whole way, we’re happy to see where he is now,” he said.

James also confirmed that he is interested in competing in the Games in Paris 2024 next summer.

“I’m interested, we’ll see what happens. On a physical level, I’ll see at the end of the season. But I don’t think there will be much spending, we’ll see what happens,” he declared.
Of course, LeBron admitted that he does not know if this campaign will be the last of his career.

“I don’t know, I don’t know (if it will be my last season). I’m happy at this moment, excited. I don’t know what the end of the journey or the end of the season will be like,” he admitted.