You won again in 2012 and took a break in 2016 and 2020 — both were still gold medal years for the U.S. You played again and won gold again in Paris (in 2024). Afterward, you said it doesn’t seem probable that you’d play in the 2028 Summer Olympics, which is in your adopted hometown of Los Angeles. Any update on that? LeBron James: Nothing has changed. Where we at, man, 2025 right now? (Laughs) Nah, nothing has changed. I mean, if I had to look at it right now through a microscope, I would say that, me being able to support Team USA for the rest of my life — that’s for sure. But me actually going on and playing, I don’t see it happening. I’ve given everything that I have, and I will always be appreciative and loyal and dedicated to Team USA and USA Basketball.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
LeBron says @MettaWorld37 was the toughest defender he ever faced. I remember Metta once telling me that one of his proudest moments as a defender was a game where he held LeBron to zero assists, which he felt truly reflected getting LBJ out of sorts. AK
lakersnation.com/lakers-news-le… – 3:15 PM
LeBron says @MettaWorld37 was the toughest defender he ever faced. I remember Metta once telling me that one of his proudest moments as a defender was a game where he held LeBron to zero assists, which he felt truly reflected getting LBJ out of sorts. AK
lakersnation.com/lakers-news-le… – 3:15 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price
From the latest edition of Lakers Insider for @BleacherReport : touched on the topic of prioritizing Luka vs. LeBron.
The full show: br.app.link/4ZpZzQiOfUb pic.x.com/QnXwOBREVA – 3:18 PM
From the latest edition of Lakers Insider for @BleacherReport : touched on the topic of prioritizing Luka vs. LeBron.
The full show: br.app.link/4ZpZzQiOfUb pic.x.com/QnXwOBREVA – 3:18 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Players to average 30/5/5 in a 20+ game playoff run:
— Jokic
— Giannis
— LeBron
— Kobe
— MJ
and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. pic.x.com/3pGLSY8dK2 – 12:17 PM
Players to average 30/5/5 in a 20+ game playoff run:
— Jokic
— Giannis
— LeBron
— Kobe
— MJ
and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. pic.x.com/3pGLSY8dK2 – 12:17 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most PPG in Game 5s of the Finals (min. 2 GP):
34.8 — Jordan
33.0 — Elgin
32.6 — LeBron
32.5 — Pierce pic.x.com/O0Naf2GJdU – 9:52 AM
Most PPG in Game 5s of the Finals (min. 2 GP):
34.8 — Jordan
33.0 — Elgin
32.6 — LeBron
32.5 — Pierce pic.x.com/O0Naf2GJdU – 9:52 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🔨 LeBron James sets his sights on construction in a prestigious property and a future home in Los Angeles
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/18… – 2:36 AM
🔨 LeBron James sets his sights on construction in a prestigious property and a future home in Los Angeles
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/18… – 2:36 AM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
In the playoffs, LeBron James was beaten by the NBA champion eight times.
Only one player tops that mark.
hoopshype.com/lists/beaten-b… – 10:31 AM
In the playoffs, LeBron James was beaten by the NBA champion eight times.
Only one player tops that mark.
hoopshype.com/lists/beaten-b… – 10:31 AM
More on this storyline
You’ve also acted. You were hilarious in Trainwreck (2015), in which you played sort of a heightened version of yourself. You’re so big — both in physical stature and in fame — do you think you can play an actual character? LeBron James: I think that all will boil down to the creative writing and to the role. If the role is appropriate and I feel like I can nail it, then I wouldn’t mind doing that at all. I feel like I could turn and be someone else that’s not LeBron James. In Trainwreck, my name was not LeBron James. But it was a version of me, my typical self, [just] playing Bill Hader’s best friend during that movie. But, yeah, I would love to explore, and if the scripts start to roll in and there’s an opportunity for me to do some acting and I have the time — obviously, post-career — I don’t mind looking at it and seeing if I can make it happen, for sure. -via The Hollywood Reporter / June 18, 2025
Are you disappointed that LeBron James never participated in the Slam Dunk Contest? Jason Richardson: I was a little bit because if you look back at the history of the Slam Dunk Contest even when I was kid, if you were a high flyer or if you were a superstar, you DID the Dunk Contest, you know? [Michael] Jordan did it. Dr. J did it. Dominique Wilkins did it. Some of the greatest jumpers in the history of the NBA have done it and you want a guy like LeBron to carry on that tradition of superstars doing the Dunk Contest because the Dunk Contest is what carried All-Star Weekend… until now. So it’s kind of disappointing that he never did one but I can understand why he didn’t but, as a fan of the Dunk Contest watching it since you were a kid you would want a guy like LeBron in the Dunk Contest. -via ScoopB.com / June 17, 2025
Mind the Game: That man @MettaWorld37 was really made of granite. -via Twitter / June 17, 2025