The next time you see LeBron James on a basketball court, it will likely be in the new “Space Jam” movie and not at this summer’s Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan.
Heat have it, but East is weak
By Marc Stein
Special to ESPN.com
DALLAS That irresistible Killer Crossover is no longer with us. The highest-paid point guard in the NBA shuffles around on one leg these days, reduced to pedestrian ball-handling by the bone-on-bone scraping inside his knee.
With Tim Hardaway on the floor even part-time, the Heat could win 60 games.
And now there s more to fear for Tim Hardaway fans like me.
This pioneer of the I Got Skillz generation might be suffering from fluid on the brain as well.
Either that or Hardaway returned from the Olympics feeling chagrined that the Dream Team wasn t as politically correct as it could have been. Our Timmy could only have been being polite or blinded by the pain when he uttered the following statement:
Graphic via Zain Fahimullah / Silver Screen and Roll
The Lakers’ brutal, expedited and injury-riddled season came to a close on Thursday night, and after limping his way to the finish line, LeBron James says he’s not exactly ready to sign up for extra basketball this summer just yet. When asked if he would consider playing for USA Basketball in the Olympics in Tokyo, Japan this offseason, James said there is a different team he wants to suit up for this summer.
“Nah, I think I’m gonna play for the Tune Squad this summer instead of the Olympics,” James said.