During an acceptance speech at the ESPY’s on Wednesday, LeBron James confirmed he will return for his 21st NBA season.
“I don’t care how many more points I score or what I can or cannot do on the floor,” James said. “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.”
James explained his mindset after the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 4 elimination from the playoffs when he said he had to think about “if I want to continue to play.”
“When the season ended, I said I wasn’t sure if I was going to keep playing,” James said. “And I know a lot of experts told you guys what I said, but I’m here now speaking for myself. In that moment, I’m asking myself if I can still play without cheating the game — can I give everything to the game still? The truth is, I’ve been asking myself this question at the end of the season for a couple years now. I just never openly talked about it.”
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