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The Four-Word Text Rich Paul Sent to the 76ers to Announc...

Paul alerted the Sixers in the morning; James made his decision just after midnight on July 24th.

At 41 years old, LeBron James (LBJ) has chosen to finish his hall of fame (HOF) basketbal career with the Philadelphia 76ers.

The 76ers already had a stacked team ready to compete for an NBA championship providing they stay healthy.

If the 76ers win a championship with LBJ onboard, it will be his 4th ring with a different team. That would be historic & another chip in his HOF career.

The buzz is already building around the 76ers well before LBJ shows up in the city of Brotherly Love.😎

I don't understand, why don't the brutha just RETIRE and enjoy his wealth?

Didn't he learn anything from Michael Jordan or Mike Tyson?

When you're on top....QUIT THE GAME and stay out of it with your image untarnished.


Somebody should have had a talk with Serena Williams before she got her half-a-hundred year old ass out on that court trying to swing with the kids....lol.

2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I don't understand, why don't the brutha just RETIRE and enjoy his wealth?

When you're on top....QUIT THE GAME and stay out of it with your image untarnished.

It's not that easy for a world class athlete to walk away from the game they love to play.

LBJ believes he can still play the game at a high level. The supporting cast in Philly will definitely make it easier & fun.

LBJ has been rich for over 2 decades. At this point in his career &.considering the $8 million contract he signed to play with the 76ers, he's not playing for money. He's trying to get one more championship.

2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Somebody should have had a talk with Serena Williams before she got her half-a-hundred year old ass out on that courtrying to swing with the kids....lol.

A few more outings like her last & Serena Williams will hang up her racket for good.😁😎

@Pioneer1

First

Lebron James has never stopped working out, jordan did, that is why jordan's time with the wizards was atrocious.

Lebron is playing a team sport, Tyson isn't. Boxing is a sport that is singular, thus, the individual variance has a greater effect on results, in team sports, an older player can play with younger ones to offset the ocllective ability

LEbron james never took a break, Serena did. Serena williams had ababy and relaxed and then came back, that break took her off the train of the kind of training needed to remain at the top level, and tennis in singles is like boxing.

Second

What you seem to not realize is modern sport is so attached to media hype that older superstars make tons of money. In most sports today, the biggest stars in terms of attracting sponsors tend to be the oldest. Messi or cr7 in futebol/lebron/jackovic in tennis . many of these sports want the superstars to keep playing. and most of these athletes dont mind cause many of them have spent their whol elives as Bill russell said, being courted so they don't have anything else but playing sport.

https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/449-bill-russell-born-1934/