The Los Angeles Lakers are just a few weeks out from kicking off their 2025-26 NBA season with a home game against the Golden State Warriors. It will be year number 23 for LeBron James , who for the first time in his career is entering a season where he is clearly not the number one option on his team (that distinction belongs to newly re-signed Luka Doncic).

Recently, the Lakers held their annual media day, and James spoke on what keeps him motivated this far into his illustrious career, per the NBA on X, formerly Twitter.

“The love of the game is still high. The love of the process is even higher… That’s what continues to push me to play this game,” said James.

Indeed, James has long shown an enduring commitment to the game of basketball, spending millions of dollars per year to

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