Hace apenas tres semanas saltaron todas las alarmas en la NBA al publicar LeBron James un críptico mensaje en X que provocó un encendido debate en las redes sociales entre los que pensaban que era el preludio de su retirada y quienes lo veían como una intención de seguir en activo.
La estrella de los Lakers, que el 30 de diciembre cumplirá 41 años, se presentaba en un breve vídeo de pie en un estrado en una multitudinaria rueda de prensa y una periodista le preguntaba: “LeBron, ¿son ciertos los rumores de retirada, que será lo próximo?” Entonces James se acercaba al micrófono para responder, y justo antes de hacerlo la pantalla se quedaba en negro. Y el titulaba el vídeo de la forma más enigmática: “Me he estado haciendo la misma pregunta…” acompañado de un emoji pensativo, otro de una corona y el hastag de anuncio 🤔👑 #anuncio.
Pero todo se quedó en un susto. El anuncio que conmocionó a sus seguidores se quedó en nada: era de la nueva campaña publicitaria de Amazon Prime. Aunque antes Shams Charania, de ESPN, insinuó que su temporada 23 (la próxima) podría ser el canto del cisne de LeBron, que debutó con 19 años en los Cavaliers (2003-2010), jugó luego en los Heat (2010-2014), donde ganó dos anillos, regresó a los Cavaliers (2014-2018) para ganar su tercer campeonato, y desde 2018 juega en los Lakers, donde conquistó su cuarto anillo.
Dalton Knecht soltó la bomba
Los pronósticos más pesimistas sobre una inminente retirada del mito dieron un vuelco al revelar un compañero de equipo sus intenciones. O al menos lo que le dijo James a él. Dalton Knecht fue abordado por TMZ en el aeropuerto de Los Ángeles y preguntado al respecto soltó la bomba: “Me dijo que podía jugar otros cinco o diez años, así que Bron y yo podríamos seguir con el equipo otros cinco o diez años. ¿Por qué no?”, confesó el novato de los Lakers.
Me dijo que podía jugar otros cinco o diez años, así que Bron y yo podríamos seguir con el equipo otros cinco o diez años. ¿Por qué no?
El caso es que LeBron James no es un veterano al uso. No hay más que observar sus estadísticas esta última temporada, en la que cumplió 40 años, con promedios de 24,4 puntos (con un 51% en tiros de campo), 7,8 rebotes y 8,2 asistencias, lo que le valió para ser seleccionado en el segundo mejor quinteto de la temporada, llevando a los Lakers a los playoffs (en los que cayeron 1-4 en primera ronda con los Wolves).
Montaje de Bronny, LeBron y Bryce.
Y lo más importante para un jugador de su edad es que no mostró signos de deterioro físico a pesar de ser el más veterano de la liga. Y con Luka Doncic al lado, los Lakers todavía están posicionados para competir por el título. Aunque la gran motivación para LeBron es poder compartir vestuario y cancha con su hijo pequeño, Bryce James.
Cumplió 18 años en junio
Esa es la razón personal por la que LeBron quiere seguir en la liga, y que todos conocen. Ya hizo historia jugando con su hijo Bronny James. Y ahora sueña con poder hacerlo también con su otro hijo, Bryce James, que cumplió 18 años el 14 de junio y será elegible para el draft de 2026. La idea de jugar con sus dos hijos está claramente presente en la mente de LeBron. Y si se lo propone y su físico aguanta, podría seguir en activo activo, si no cinco años como le dijo a Dalton Knetch, sí al menos dos temporadas más.
LeBron protagonizño esta portada de Sports Illustrated en 2022 junto a sus dos hijos.
Bryce Maximus James, que así se llama el hijo menor de Lebron, mide 1,98 m, juega de escolta y se acaba de graduar en Sierra Canyon (California). La temporada 25-26 jugará en la universidad de Arizona con los Wildcats. Y en los mentideros de la NBA ya se especula con que en dos años pueda ser drafteado por los Lakers y reunirse allí con su padre y su hermano.
¿Triplete familiar en los Lakers?
Así lo indicaba Andrew Peters, de Bleacher Report, en un artículo reciente en el que señalaba a Los Ángeles como el destino predilecto para Bryce James. “Los Lakers ya tienen en nómina a la leyenda de la NBA LeBron y a su hijo mayor Bronny James, así que ¿por qué no hacer tres de tres?”, se preguntaba el periodista, sabedor de que ese sería el gran anhelo de ‘King’ James.
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