To their 39 years -The last summer was-, LeBron James made the sacrifice to lead the Team Usa after more than a decade without going with the American national team to restore the honor lost in Paris. The King fulfilled his goal by giving together Stephen Curry y Kevin Durant The gold in the Olympic Games after the resounding United States failure in the 2023 World Cup, in which it did not go up to the podium. But in Los Angeles 2028 there will be no exceptions.
In conversation with The Hollywood ReporterLeBron confirmed that he will not be at the next Olympic event, when he already has 43 years.
“It has not changed now. Where are we now 2025? No, has nothing changed. I mean, if I had to analyze it now with a magnifying glass, I would say that, I can support the Team uses the rest of my life, that sure. But I go and play, I do not see that it will happen. I have given everything I have, and I will always appreciate and be loyal Lakers, with three Olympic golds.
Curry, LeBron and Durant restored the lost honor for Team USA
Los Angeles Games are an illusion and a potential nightmare at the same time for the Male American team, as the fear of losing the world throne as host seeing seeing how the rest of the selections are increasingly strong. In turn, there are doubts that the young generation that comes is able to keep Team uses as First world power of basketball.
Stephen Curry, who will already have 40 years, It would not be for the work of playing although he showed a willingness to do it Kevin Durant even though he will already be about to turn 40.
The France of Victor Wembanyama And the MVP Canada Shai Gilgeous-Alexander They will be first -line rivals to snatch the gold from a Team USA who could still gather a team perfectly capable of keeping the Olympic throne without going any further with some of the players who are playing the finals. This is the case of Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams or Tyrese Haliburtonwho has already participated in the gold of Paris as Anthony Edwards.
In any case, nothing will be the same again without a generational trio in which at most only a Kevin Durant could remain with almost 40 years with Curry and Lebron renouncing the Olympic appointment. Team uses trembles at the possibility of being dispossessed of its world's first power vitola In his own home.
