LeBron James: ‘My calling is much bigger than basketball’
Miami Heat forward LeBron James is in the midst of one of the greatest careers in the history of the NBA.
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James has the Heat in the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year and it is the fifth time he has reached the finals, winning twice, each of the last two. With four regular season MVP awards and two NBA Finals MVP awards, James could be on his way to challenging Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all-time.
James, however, isn’t ready to talk about his career and believes his legacy is bigger than basketball.
“Our guys are still trying to define what they are trying to accomplish in the course of their careers,” James said in the Heat locker room via Kurt Helin of Pro Basketball Talk. “To talk about it right now is stupid. Let guys play out their years…
“And for me a legacy isn’t just basketball. I think people get caught up in what you do on the floor, what you do on the gridiron, what you do on the diamond and so on and so on, and just try to define your legacy just by how you play the sport. I think my calling is much bigger than just basketball, to say what my legacy is on the floor and to say that’s all it is stupid.”
James averaged 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 56.7% from the field, 37.9% from beyond the arc and 75.0% from the free throw line. In the postseason, he’s going for 27.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game while shooting 56.2% from the field, 35.6% from beyond the arc and 80.9% from the charity stripe.