Dalton Knecht has recently assured that his partner in the Lakers, LeBron James, I could continue playing until 50 yearshighlighting his good performance season after season despite his age (40 years).
Akron's has averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists In regular season and 25.4 points, 9 points, 5.6 assists and 1.8 plugs a playoffs.
It is not known with certainty when the withdrawal of the American will occur, but what King James has resolved is his future with the national team. In an interview for Hollywood Reporterhe has confirmed that he will not be present at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. “Nothing has changed. If I had to look at him with a magnifying glass, I would say that I can support Team uses the rest of my life, that sure. But I don't see what to play. I have given everything I have and I will always be grateful, loyal and dedicated to Team USA, “he said.
LeBron's trajectory at Team USA
His Olympic debut was in Athens 2004, when he was barely 19 and had completed his first season in the NBA. That tournament ended with a Disappointing bronze medal. After that experience, LeBron returned to the national team to dispute the 2007 Américas Tournamenta qualifying championship for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In the 2008 Olympic Games, LeBron was one of the key pieces of the team led by Mike Krzyzewski, sharing prominence with other stars such as Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony. The team played at a very high level throughout the tournament and consecrated Olympic champion after an exciting end to Spain.
Four years later, in London 2012, LeBron reaffirmed his status as one of the most influential leaders of Team USA. In that tournament, the United States met Spain again in the final and Again he took the gold.
After 2012, LeBron He decided not to participate in more international tournaments. He was absent from the FIBA World Cup in 2014 and rejected the calls for the 2016 and Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. His last participation was in the last Olympic Games in Pariswhere he won his third gold medal and the Fifth Consecutive (since 2008) for the United States in male basketball.
