LeBron James enhanced his overall basketball legacy a bit on Saturday. With 14 points, 10 assists, six rebounds, two steals and one blocked shot, he helped Team USA men’s basketball finish off France in the gold medal round of the Olympics. In doing so, he earned his third Olympic gold medal, and he was named the MVP.
This was his fourth appearance in the Summer Olympics (he won a bronze medal in his first Summer Games in 2004), and at age 39, he is still a stupendous basketball player, even though he likely isn’t the best player in the world anymore.
But it looks like this was his Olympics farewell. He said he cannot see himself playing in the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in Los Angeles.
“I can’t see myself playing in LA,” LeBron James said on the 2028 LA Olympic Games.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) August 10, 2024
James would be 43 years of age by then, and his basketball career will almost certainly be firmly over at that time. On the other hand, one can never quite know what to expect from him.