LeBron James is content material together with his 4 Olympic medals.
Talking on the “Thoughts the Sport” podcast, the NBA nice stated he has no plans to play for the USA within the 2028 Summer season Olympics in his present metropolis of residence, Los Angeles.
“You already know my reply,” James, 40, stated. “I can be watching it.”
He’ll little question have a front-row seat on the basketball competitors in Inglewood in the course of the Olympics. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, additionally talking on the podcast, simply could be sitting with James.
Curry can be 40 when the Los Angeles Video games roll round, and he stated he doesn’t count on to make a second Olympics look.
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“God keen, I nonetheless have the selection and bodily possibility the place I may affect the staff,” Curry stated. “By no means say by no means, however I extremely doubt it. Extremely doubt it.”
James is nearing his season debut with the Los Angeles Lakers after being sidelined as a consequence of a sciatica situation. He gained a bronze medal within the 2004 Video games, including golds in 2008, 2012, and 2024.
Curry didn’t play within the Olympics till 2024 in Paris, not enjoying in prior Summer season Video games both due to accidents or lengthy postseason runs with Golden State.
Curry was key to the USA profitable its fifth consecutive gold medal in 2024 in Paris. He averaged a team-best 14.8 factors, 3.2 rebounds, and a pair of.5 assists in 23.3 minutes.
Printed on Nov 18, 2025