LeBron James has collected the latest accolade of his career and this one certainly hit home as the 40-year-old Los Angeles Lakers‘ star gave a stunned reaction to being selected as an All-NBA player.
The four-time champion, who previously played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat, qualified for the Second Team as announced on Friday, May 23 alongside the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry and New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson.
It seemed as though it touched the all-timer personally and was perhaps something he wasn’t expecting after watching his average points dip below 25 for the first time in his career in 2024/25.
“ALL NBA at 40!! Low key crazy to me right now! Sitting here watching the playoffs just thinking about it. Blessed beyond I can even imagine,” James posted to X.com, formerly known as Twitter.
The Lakers went on to secure the third seed in the Western Conference, finishing up 50-32 as the Ohio-born star appeared in 70 games. However, they succumbed to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Playoffs.
That was after their weakness at center was left dangerously exposed, although this was somewhat expected after trading Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks.
LeBron is now an All-NBA Second Team honoree, alongside his 13 All-NBA First Team nominations, four All-NBA Third Team selections and even 21 NBA All-Star picks, a testament to his exceptional talent.
LeBron James announces NBA retirement timeline
One of the most inspiring things about LeBron‘s career his is exceptional longevity, not just in terms of actual seasons played but also the level of quality he has managed to maintain throughout that time.
The four-time NBA Finals MVP averaged 24.4 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game in the 24/25 regular season and proved that whilst he’s not at the very, very top of the sport now, he’s more than a match for anyone out there.
And he still feels good too, jesting he could carry on for around another decade if he wanted to but he finally announces when he plans to put the brakes on his illustrious career as he reveals his own retirement timeline.
“It’s kind of laughable, really,” James said. “To know where I am, to see where I am still, playing the game at a high level.
“To be honest, if I really wanted to, I could probably play this game at a high level for about another – weird that I might say this – but about another five or seven years, if I wanted to.
“But I’m not going to do that.”
So there you have it, LeBron expects to be out of the sport no later than 2032. Will he add a fifth NBA championship to his locker by then?
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