LeBron James took up golf during the summer. The sport is completely different than basketball. It doesn’t carry the need to include teammates. Golf is a battle against your own mind. In hindsight, it’s an environment that allows for self-growth. Yet, for LeBron James, it is also “uncomfortable” . Having played a team sport for all his life contributes. But deep within is also a fear.

“I know I don’t want to be alone,” he recently said on Savannah James’ podcast. The Akron Hammer grew up in a single-parent household and was the only child. What helped him pass through that adversity was his close circle of friends and, a few years later, his wife. Now, the 40-year-old can’t see life without them.

“I met my homies for the first time when I was seven, eight years old. We started playing

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