Chris Paul, from left, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade do a tribute to Carmelo Anthony on the ESPY awards on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Mark Terrill)

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James will play one other season for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The 38-year-old famous person introduced his intentions at The ESPYs on Wednesday evening after accepting the record-breaking efficiency award for changing into the NBA’s profession scoring chief.

On the finish of final season, wherein he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark, LeBron had stated he wasn’t certain if he can be again.

“In that second I’m asking myself if I can nonetheless play with out dishonest the sport. Can I give every thing to the sport nonetheless? The reality is I’ve been asking myself this query on the finish of the season for a pair years now. I simply by no means overtly talked about it,” James stated.

“I don’t care what number of extra factors I rating or what I can and can’t do on the ground. The actual query for me is can I play with out dishonest this sport? The day I can’t give the sport every thing on the ground is the day I’ll be completed. Fortunate for you guys that day shouldn’t be at this time.”

“Fortunate for you guys, that day shouldn’t be at this time.”

Go off, Bron 😂 pic.twitter.com/4X1Fqs0PqX

— ESPN (@espn) July 13, 2023

The group on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood set free an enormous cheer.

“So yeah, I nonetheless acquired one thing left,” LeBron stated. “Lots left.”

He was introduced his trophy by spouse Savannah, sons Bronny and Bryce and daughter Zhuri.

Bronny James, from left, Bryce James, Savannah James, and Zhuri James presents the award for greatest record-breaking efficiency on the ESPY awards on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Mark Terrill)

ESPY WINNERS

Earlier, Chicago White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks advised viewers that he pitched a lot of the 2022 season with non-Hodgkin lymphoma earlier than being identified with a complicated stage of the illness.

He accepted the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. The 34-year-old Australian was declared cancer-free in late April and returned to the mound a month later.

“That was an eye-opener. I didn’t really feel too many signs however I had some lumps round. It simply exhibits you the facility of the thoughts. If you don’t assume something’s unsuitable and also you imagine that you are able to do something, you are able to do something,” Hendriks stated.

“I used to be throwing 100 miles per hour whereas going via Stage 4 lymphoma after which coming again after doing eight rounds of chemotherapy and 4 rounds of immunotherapy and was in a position to get on the market and throw 96 miles per hour. That isn’t bodily who I’m. That’s all this, that’s all psychological.”

Skilled MLB baseball participant Liam Hendriks, of the Chicago White Sox, accepts the Jimmy V award for perseverance on the ESPY awards on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Mark Terrill)

Patrick Mahomes was honored as greatest males’s sports activities athlete, whereas skier Mikaela Shiffrin obtained the ladies’s sports activities honor.

The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback has gained two Tremendous Bowls in his 5 seasons and was named MVP of the sport every time, together with this previous February. He turns 28 in September.

“It was an unimaginable season. There was many ups, many downs,” Mahomes stated. “I recognize my teammates, my coaches, the blokes which are right here. I am going again to camp subsequent Tuesday, so it is a nice award. However we’re going to do that factor once more, we’re going to maintain this factor rolling.”

Shiffrin gained her 87th World Cup race in March, breaking the mark set by Ingemar Stenmark for essentially the most such wins by any skier. She went on to win an 88th Cup race, in addition to the general season title.

“This season was completely unimaginable and there was a whole lot of speak about information and it acquired me pondering, why is a file truly vital?” Shiffrin stated on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. “I simply really feel prefer it’s not vital to interrupt information or re-set information. It’s vital to set the tone for the subsequent technology, to encourage them.”

Sports activities discuss host Pat McAfee dealt with the opening monologue in his first main public look since becoming a member of ESPN in Might.

The present didn’t have a star host because of the Hollywood writers strike. McAfee provided a collection of hints that comic Kevin Hart had been set for the gig however that Hart as a substitute selected to assist the Writers Guild of America.

An ESPN spokeswoman stated a manufacturing staff labored with presenters on their introductory remarks. The standard pre-taped comedy sketches have been absent.

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