Could a 43-year-old LeBron James play in the Los Angeles Games in 2028? The Lakers superstar doubts that will happen, Marc J. Spears of Andscape writes.
“No, I can’t see myself playing in L.A. I also didn’t see myself playing in Paris,” he said. “But four years from now, now I can’t see it.”
A 39-year-old James was certainly a huge factor in Team USA’s triumph. James averaged 14.2 points, 8.5 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals and earned Olympic Most Valuable Player honors.
“It’s an honor,” he said. “I don’t know who the voting committee, or whatever the case may be, but super-humbled that they even voted for me,” James said. “But it came with us winning gold and that’s what’s more important for me. It’s pretty cool.”
We have more on the Olympics:
- It shouldn’t have come as a surprise that the tournament provided plenty of drama and high-quality play, culminating with tense games in the semifinals and final, according to Team USA coach Steve Kerr. “It didn’t surprise me. There’s a reason these guys sign up for this,” he said, per Aris Barkas of Eurohoops.net. “The Olympics are special and all these guys play for two things. They play for the NBA championships and Olympic golds. Those are the highest, those are the pinnacles of success as a player in the NBA, in America. … It’s no accident they can do what they do during crunch time. When you see these guys behind the scenes and how much they love the process, it all makes sense why they’re as good as they are.”
- France’s head coach Vincent Collet believes the loss in the gold medal game was a blown opportunity for his squad, according to Barkas. “We could do more but you have to do the perfect game and we didn’t do it at all,” Collet said. “Still, I really think with a little bit more, we could push them much more. Okay, we did it, we were not too far but I’m sure we could do better. We had the chance, We didn’t take it and we must think about it next time.”
- The Paris Olympics set an attendance record for basketball, previously held by Atlanta in 1996, Sportando relays. According to BasketEurope, a total of 1,068,032 spectators attended the men’s and women’s games, an average attendance was 20,737 spectators per game. The attendance record was made even more impressive by the fact that just 52 games were played, 40 fewer than in the 1996 edition in Atlanta.
- Hornets guard Vasilije Micic finished the Olympics on a high note, scoring 19 points as Serbia defeated Germany, 93-83, for the bronze medal. “We are still a little bit short for a gold or silver. But still, this bronze shines like gold for us,” Micic said, per Barkas.
Have to wonder at what LeBron is hinting. Suddenly he is not as confident in his routine for longevity?
And why mention Los Angeles specifically? “I can’t see myself in LA in 4 years.” Cryptic and concerning…
He means the Olympics in LA….They are hosting the Olympics in 2028.
The thing is he wants to be a part owner of the Vegas expansion team…he can’t be playing if he wants to do that. That is happening in ’26 or ’27. It would be very difficult for a retired 43-year old LeBron being out of competitive basketball for a year or two to be able to contribute at the international stage. I doubt he would want to be on the team and only play 15 minutes a game and not be at his best.
You should probably get in the habit of reading first..
Easy to understand Collet’s point of view, but difficult to predict. No one plays a perfect game. Before France gets too optimistic about 2028, they’ll need to see how the young guys develop in the NBA.
I bet LeBron ends up playing in 2028 too
Curry gets robbed of another MVP, what’s that, like the 7th time??
If someone gets robbed 7 times it is now their own fault lol
Lebron plays zero defense and is a ballhog. He is a net negative right now. The Lakers play better basketball when he is on the bench. At this point in his career, he needs to play small forward putting up 10ppg, get a PG, and let AD take over
If anything you wrote in your post were true then you just might make some sense.
I think Micic should get traded to a better team, and Charlotte should be looking to trade him to let Tre Mann develop as a backup PG more. Maybe a team like Denver could send something for him