NBA star LeBron James ended speculation over his future on Wednesday, saying that he is not yet ready to retire and plans to play for the Los Angeles Lakers, his team, for at least another year.
In May, after the Lakers lost the Western Conference final to eventual champions Denver, James had responded to reports he was considering walking away from the sport by saying he had “a lot to think about”. Those <a href="https://news.ad-astra.icu/lebron-james-confirms-no-retirement-plans-yet-still-plenty-left-in-the-tank.html” title=”LeBron James Confirms No Retirement Plans Yet: Still Plenty Left in the Tank”>comments fuelled speculation that he would retire.
But in a speech at the ESPY awards ceremony on Wednesday night, James made it clear that he is not yet finished with the sport.
“I don’t care how many more points I score, or what I can or cannot do on the floor,” James said after receiving the award for Best Record-Breaking Performance for passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the league’s all-time leading scorer.
“The real question for me is: Can I play without cheating this game? The day I can’t give everything on the floor is the day I’ll be done. Lucky for you guys, that day is not today,” he said.
“In my 20 years playing this game and all the years before, I’ve never, ever cheated the game and I will never take it for granted,” he added.
Source from www.aljazeera.com