LeBron James acknowledged on Wednesday night that a few months ago he was questioning to himself his ability to keep performing “without cheating the game” and to still “give everything to the game”.
A four-time NBA champion and four-time league Most Valuable Player, James had indicated that retirement was a possibility. It came just after the Los Angeles Lakers were swept by the eventual NBA champion Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals.
But while accepting an award at the ESPYs in Los Angeles, James announced his decision to play for a 21st season.
James accepted the award for the Best Record-Breaking Performance of the last year, commemorating him passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time scorer when he made the announcement.