LeBron James expressed his dissatisfaction with the NBA All-Star Game this season. James leads the first round of All-Star fan voting in the Western Conference with more than two million votes (2,288,676) and while there is no doubt that James will be present at the show, he will not do so. with pleasure to participate.
“I have zero energy and zero excitement for the All-Star game,” James said after the Lakers won 114-93 over the Nuggets on Thursday night. “I don’t know why we will have it, but it was the agreement with the players’ association.”
The NBA has announced that there will be an All-Star Game this season, even though it was initially canceled due to the pandemic. After discussions between the League and the Players’ Association, it was established that the traditional event will take place on March 7 in Atlanta, as well as individual competitions.
“We have already had a very short off-season, a 71-day break between seasons for me and my colleagues, we also continue to face a pandemic and its consequences and we will move the entire league into a city without restrictions. I’m not very happy about that, but it got out of hand. I will be there physically, but not mentally, “said an angry James.
James, in his 18th NBA season, continues to play at an extremely competitive level. It has a high efficiency in the photos taken, especially from a distance. Currently, he is over 40% effective in triples, the largest of his career in this field.
“He continues to look like the best player in the league, I think it’s worth mentioning how well he shoots from the perimeter,” said Lakers coach Frank Vogel. “Someone who is in the 18th season and continues to evolve his game. He talks about the player he is, about the impact of the game and about his mentality to continue to grow and improve his way of playing ”.
At 36, James has an average of 25.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game this season.
“I have never set a limit on how far I can go. I always have the mentality to see how I can improve my game “, said LeBron. “I feel like a better player than last year. My team helps me when I can personally improve and I feel like I did it. “