LeBron James‘ recent comments about potentially owning a team do not mean the Lakers superstar is thinking about retirement anytime soon, Josh Peter of USA Today writes.
At his 15th All-Star game, James told reporters during NBA All-Star media day in Charlotte on Saturday that he has a lot more basketball to play.
“I got a lot, a ton more years to play this game and suit up and be in a Lakers uniform,” James said. “…Hopefully I can sit up here and answer questions as a player for a long time.’”
In his first season with the Lakers, James is enjoying another stellar season, averaging 26.8 PPG, 8.6 RPG and 7.6 APG. However, the most serious injury of his career sidelined James for an extended stretch earlier in the season. His groin issue forced the Lakers to play for more than a month without their best player and as a result, the team fell out the current postseason picture.
The Lakers (28-29) are just three games back of the Clippers for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. A healthy James will be important as Los Angeles aims to return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2012/13 season.
Watch some dumb team owner will name him GM after his playing days are over and he will ruin that franchise. He will spend like he is going to win and put some team way over the luxury tax like he did to the Cavs.
Oh well, it still better than tanking teams trying to lose on purpose and profiting off of profit sharing.
Exactly.
He was basically the GM of the Cavs when he was there, so maybe it’ll work.
He was kinda the GM of the Warriors too from a certain point of view.
So it was LeBrons fault for signing injury prone Kevin love to huge contract!
go away!
The hate for Lebron is real. Everybody hates him.
You and your little brother?
Everyone hates him because he acts like he does no wrong! He acts ignorant to everything he does behind the scenes when he is the problem. Cant wait for him to retire and go away!
LeBron is like the boss everyone hates; passive-aggressive micromanager with a Jordan complex. Who’d want to work for someone like that?
A guy who has proven he can’t build a team, as a GM? Ha! He would be tearing down the team every other week like a toddler with LEGO’s!
Precisely. LeBron can’t handle pressure, lacks loyalty and respect others. He’s a terrible teammate, and would be even worse as GM or coach in the NBA.
Actual teammates do not say that, but you think you know better than them.
Guy says he wants to hang around for a while & the haters lose it. There’s nothing they can do about it.
Hey CHISOXCITY…Guess all that losing the Bulls have been doin’ is gettin’ to ya, huh?
Lebron has a Jordan complex? Says who, your imagination?