Turns out this is the reason LeBron James canceled his retirement from the NBA

NBA star LeBron James ended speculation about his future in the US basketball competition on Wednesday (12/7/2023), saying that he is not ready to retire and maintain his love for basketball.

LeBron James has responded to his team, the Los Angeles Lakers, which lost in the Western Conference finals to NBA champion Denver in May, saying he had “a lot to think about” amid reports he was considering leaving the sport.

But in his speech at the ESPY award ceremony on Wednesday, LeBron James allayed fears that he might be ready to call it quits.

“I don’t care how many more points I score, or what I can or can’t do on the court,” said LeBron James after receiving the award for Best Record-breaking Performance for overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record as the league’s all-time leader in scoring. point.

” The day I can’t give my all on the floor is the day I will finish. Lucky for you guys, that day is not today,” he said .

“In my 20 years playing this game and all the years before, I have never cheated this game and I will never take it for granted,” he added.

LeBron James, who will turn 39 in December, has dismissed suggestions that he wants to continue playing in the NBA with one or both of his sons, his eldest son Bronny James, who will play college basketball next season at the University of Southern California, and could makes sense to enter the NBA in time for the 2024-2025 campaign.

But he says coaching his sons has helped him keep his spirits up.

“You know what makes me come back every year? Watching and coaching my boys and their teammates,” he said.

“I saw the kids and it took me back to why I play. The kids took me back to where I wanted to be, just the pure love of this beautiful game.

“So, yeah, I still have something left. A lot left,” he added.