When an individual takes up a sport as a profession, he/she also keeps the exit plan ready. Every sportsperson wants their career to end in a particular way. Some manage to do it some don’t. But NBA great LeBron James does not want to finish in the latter list. He wants to make sure to play his last season alongside his son Bronny and he will do everything in his capacity.
The four-time champion, in a recent interaction, has said that he will do whatever it takes to make it possible to play his final NBA season in the same team as his son. James is currently in Cleveland for this weekend’s All-Star Game. Talking to The Athletic about the same, James said, “My last year will be played with my son. Wherever Bronny is at, that’s where I’ll be. I would do whatever it takes to play with my son for one year. It’s not about the money at that point.”
Notably, LeBron James is in the first year of the two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. He won’t be a free agent until the 2023-24 season, which would be his 21st in the NBA. Meanwhile, Bronny James, a 6-3 point guard playing high school basketball at Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California, is ranked as the 43rd prospect in the ESPN 60 for the 2023 class. Till he gets an NBA contract, LeBron will be 39.
The door’s not closed on that: LeBron James on return to Cleveland
Apart from expressing his desire to end his career playing alongside his son, James also talked about his potential return to Cleveland Cavaliers. “The door’s not closed on that,” James told The Athletic on Saturday when he was asked about a potential return to Cleveland. “I’m not saying I’m coming back and playing; I don’t know. I don’t know what my future holds. I don’t even know when I’m free,” he added.
Notably, James played his first seven seasons with the Cavaliers before joining the Miami Heat and then returning to Cleveland for another four years.
