LeBron James will turn 38 on Friday, and with his birthday on the horizon, he was asked about his playing future. With the Lakers struggling to stay in the playoff picture at 14–21, James opened up about why he still plays basketball and how he wants to get back to that.
“As long as my mind stays in it, I can play at this level for a minute,” he said Wednesday after the Lakers’ 112-98 loss at Miami. “It’s up to my mind. My body—it’s going to be O.K. because if my mind is into it, I would make sure my body’s taken care of and I’ll continue to put in the work.