{"id":344868,"date":"2023-07-13T06:25:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T06:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/13\/lebron-james-announces-he-will-return-for-21st-season-nba-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T06:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T06:25:29","slug":"lebron-james-announces-he-will-return-for-21st-season-nba-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/13\/lebron-james-announces-he-will-return-for-21st-season-nba-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James announces he will return for 21st season | NBA News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-101719638,imgsize-41562.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lebron-james\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-LeBron James-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lebron-james\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> acknowledged on Wednesday night that a few months ago he was questioning to himself his ability to keep performing &#8220;without cheating the game&#8221; and to still &#8220;give everything to the game.&#8221;<br \/>While accepting an award at the ESPYs in Los Angeles, James announced his decision to play for a 21st season.<br \/>&#8220;The day I can&#8217;t give everything on the floor is the day I&#8217;ll be done. Lucky for you guys, that day is not today,&#8221; James said on Wednesday.<br \/>A four-time <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nba\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-NBA-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nba\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA<\/a> champion and four-time league Most Valuable Player, James had indicated that retirement was a possibility. It came just after the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/los-angeles-lakers\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Los Angeles Lakers-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/los-angeles-lakers\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> were swept by the eventual NBA champion <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/denver-nuggets\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Denver Nuggets-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/denver-nuggets\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> in the Western Conference Finals.<br \/>James played all but four seconds in Game 4. He scored 40 points and had a floater that could have tied the game blocked in the final seconds.<br \/>&#8220;Going forward with the game of <!-- -->basketball<!-- -->, I&#8217;ve got a lot to think about,&#8221; he said as he finished meeting with reporters that night. When asked to elaborate on that comment, he said, &#8220;If I want to continue to play.&#8221;<br \/>James, who has been the Finals MVP four times and is a 19-time All-Star, averaged 28.9 points last season, slightly up from his career average of 27.2 per game. He averaged 8.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists in over 35 minutes.<br \/>His 50 percent field goal percentage was near the middle of his annual numbers, and his 32.1 percent on 3-pointers was his fifth-lowest.<br \/>The Lakers were 13-20 after losing 124-115 at Dallas on Christmas Day. Buoyed by several roster moves, they went 30-19 the rest of the way, then defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime in the play-in round to claim the No. 7 seed in the playoffs.<br \/>Los Angeles defeated the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies and No. 6 Golden State Warriors &#8212; each in six games &#8212; to reach the conference final.<br \/>James&#8217; 21st season will be the longest active run in the NBA, and tie him with Robert Parish, Kevin Willis, Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki. 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