The Philadelphia 76ers will face the Golden State Warriors in a regular season game on Thursday, January 2, 2025 (1/2/25) at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
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Here’s what you need to know:
Quoi: NBA regular season
OMS: 76ers vs. Warriors
When: Thursday January 2, 2024
Temps: 22 h HE
Or: Hunting center
TV:TNT
Live Stream: DirecTV Stream (essai gratuit), Sling TV
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Here’s an NBA story via Associated Press:
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James celebrated his 40th birthday Monday with gratitude for his longevity in basketball and optimism about his future with the Los Angeles Lakers.
And when James was asked how he’ll know when it’s finally time to retire, the leading scorer in NBA history offered a frank assessment of his still-formidable skillset.
“To be honest, if I really wanted to, I could probably play this game at a high level for about another – weird that I can say that – but about another five or seven years, if I wanted to,” said James. “But I’m not going to do that.”
James already has one of the longest careers in NBA history, but he knows it’s coming to an end. He’s repeatedly said he won’t overstay his welcome in basketball, but that time clearly hasn’t arrived: James is still a dominant force for the Pacific Division-leading Lakers, averaging 23.5 points, 9.0 assists and 7.9 rebounds this season.
“It’s really laughable to know where I am, to see where I am still, to play at a high level,” James said. “I am still such a young man, but old considering the number of years I have in this business. (I) just think back to when I first came into the league. It’s like the first thing I thought of. You came in at 18, and now you’re sitting here at 40, a 22-year veteran, with a 20-year-old also in the NBA. It’s pretty cool.
James is already in his 22nd NBA campaign – more than any player except Vince Carter, who also played 22 seasons – and he will join the slightly longer list of NBA players who will suit up after their 40th anniversary Tuesday night when the Lakers host Cleveland. Riders. The Akron, Ohio native won Cleveland’s only major professional sports championship with the Cavs in 2016.
James said he reacted to his milestone birthday with a disbelief familiar to anyone whose lifetime odometer has ticked up to a number he still hasn’t processed.
“I lived a decade in the ’30s, so to wake up and be like, ‘Oh damn, oh damn, you’re 40?’” James said with a smile.
James said he already felt the clock ticking two months ago when he and his son, Bronny, became the first father and son to play together in the NBA.
LeBron is also encouraged by a strong season so far with the Lakers, who have looked livelier in their first year under new coach JJ Redick. Los Angeles got tougher and deeper on Sunday when it traded D’Angelo Russell to Brooklyn for veteran defender Dorian Finney-Smith and guard Shake Milton.
“Right now I think we’re a really good team,” James said. “I think we have a chance to compete with anyone in the league. Are we at championship level? Can we win a championship now? No, I don’t think so. It’s good, because we have so much room to grow, and we also just added two new guys. We’ll see how to integrate these guys. It should also be fun. But we’ll see. I don’t know if this will determine whether I stay longer, because it won’t change my career in any way.
James also isn’t thinking beyond Los Angeles, where he’s settled into a comfortable California life with his family since 2018. He still expects the Lakers to be his final stop whenever he decides to put an end to his epic career.
“I would love for it to end here,” James said. “That would be the plan. I came here to play the last stage of my career and finish it here. But I’m also not stupid or too jaded to also know the business of the game, to know the business of basketball. But I think my relationship with this organization speaks for itself.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)
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