Lakers’ LeBron James Expresses Concern About His Body

LeBron James and every other NBA player have to find a way to work out at home. The entire country is in quarantine, and things may easily get out of control. LeBron has never had a problem to keep his body in a good shape. He is in his 17th NBA season, and that’s not something you underestimate. LeBron has played 1,500 games in his career. That makes 1,258 regular season games and 239 playoff contests.

LeBron believes that the rest is not good for him. He discussed it on the Road Trippin’ Podcast hosted by former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye.

“When you’ve been building six months of conditioning and preparation and then (it’s gone), the narrative that I don’t like (is), ‘Well, now guys get so much rest.’ Or, like, ‘LeBron, he’s 35, he’s got so many minutes on his body, now he gets so much rest,’” he said. “It’s actually the opposite for me because my body, when we stopped playing, was asking me, like, ‘What the hell are you doing?’

“My body was like, ‘Hey man, what the hell is going on? It’s March 13, you’re getting ready for the playoffs, why are you shutting down right now?’ And I was right there turning the corner, like, I felt like I was rounding third base, getting ready for the postseason.

“So, the rest factor, I think it’s a little bit overly blown. Especially when you’re in the full swing of things.”

LeBron has his body ready for the big game

LeBron isn’t really into the idea of going straight to the main thing.

“One thing you can’t just do is go straight to the playoffs,” he said. “Because it discredits the 60-plus games that guys had fighting for that position.”

LeBron was unsure of a return to the court for a title chase until fans can enjoy his game.

“To get back on the floor, I would love it. I’m not going to sit here and say nothing. Like if it’s get out there and get back on the floor 5-on-5 … but like, we can do that in scrimmages,” James said. “Let’s just go to each other’s practice facility, put out a camera, just scrimmage and live stream it. But until the fans can come back … I just don’t know how we can imagine a sporting event without fans. It’s just, it’s a weird dynamic.”

Lakers players have incredible chemistry, and they’ve been talking this whole time.

“We got a text chain between all the guys on the team. And we just stay in touch every day, pretty much,” James said. “Random [expletive]. It could be something that’s on the internet, guys send a clip. … To Laker Nation: the guys are staying connected. Everybody knows where everyone is. We know what’s going on.”