LeBron James opens up on the “first knee injury” of his life and also indicates retirement | NBA News

The Los Angeles LakersThe season was completed with a disappointment. Apart from the small losses, the greatest regret for the team's loyalists is the fact that another season has just passed in which LeBron James' Prime wasted when he had to drag aside after a knee injury. Lebron suffered a sprain of MCL 2 MCL in his left knee through his collision with Divincenzo in game 5 and during a recent appearance in a podcast he announced that he had indicated his retirement.In fact, after a few rumors this summer, James may be a free agent, but retirement is also a way. The star has spoken in detail about this decision in recent offsants, and it seems that the end of his career is approaching.

LeBron James describes the first knee injury of his life, which made him miss the Met Gala

This season, James scored an average of 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists, and many experts believe that the next season could even be his final. It is no secret that James' 2025 season was canceled due to a knee injury, which caused him even to skip the Met Gala. In the latest episode of the “Mind the Game” podcast with Steve Nash, LeBron revealed something surprising.King James, as he lovingly admitted, that this is the first knee injury of his life! “In my 22-year career, this is my first knee injury. I had regular tendonitis, patella, all the stuff, but this is the first time that I had a continued knee injury where you have to rise from your feet. They have to be set up for a minute,” he said.He continued: “I knew when the impact between me and divincenzo took place, my knee was closed. So I stayed on the floor. If the knee got rid of a bit, but I knew exactly and there with the pain I had never felt before … My knee was bent inside. “Even if we won game 5, I would have missed 6 and 7 and even further. I now have some time to do it right and get back into full strength,” he added.LeBron announced that he was ready to wait for an MRI until Friday after contributing to the injury on Wednesday, but the pain he experienced on Thursday had the Ministry of Education moved up. LeBron also mentioned retirement during the podcast and announced that he would make this decision with his family after the last game of the Lakers. “I have not yet had a conversation with the family, as far as I go forward or whatever the case may be,” said the 40-year-old in the episode of Mind the Game on Thursday with Steve Nash (35:25 mark). “But we'll see what happens.”