LeBron James expressed his displeasure with the NBA All-Star Game this season. James leads the first round of fan votes for the All-Star in the Western Conference, with over two million votes (2,288,676), and while there is no doubt that James will be at the show, he will. don’t do with the fun to join.
“I have no energy and no excitement for the All-Star game,” James said after the Lakers 114-93 win over the Nuggets on Thursday night. “I don’t know why we get it, but it was the deal with the players association.”
The NBA announced that an All-Star Game will be coming this season, even though it was originally canceled due to the pandemic. After consultation between the League and the Players Association, it was decided that the traditional event and individual matches will be held in Atlanta on March 7.
“We already had a very short off-season, a 71-day break between one season and the next for me and my teammates, we also continue to deal with a pandemic and its aftermath and we are moving the whole league to a city without limitations. I’m not very happy with it, but I don’t have it in my hands. I’ll be there physically, but not mentally, “commented an exasperated James.
James, in his 18th NBA season, continues to play at a very competitive level. It has a high effectiveness when taking pictures, especially from long distances. He is currently more than 40 percent effective in triples, the highest in his career in this field.
“He continues to show himself as 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 his 18th season and who continues to develop his game. He talks about the player he is, the impact of the game and his mentality to keep growing and improving his way of playing ”.
At the age of 36, James has averaged 25.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game this season.
“I’ve never set a limit on how far I can go. I always have the mindset to see how I can improve my game, ”says LeBron. “I feel like a better player than last year. It helps my team if I can improve personally and I feel like I did. “