“It Beats You Down Mentally”: Dwyane Wade Addresses LeBron James’ Retirement Bomb 4 Days Before “Lame Machine” Response

Dwyane Wade and LeBron James formed one of the most memorable partnerships to grace the NBA floor. They won a couple of championships during their Heat days, making it to the Finals for four straight years. The connection between the players is of mutual respect and understanding. These two continue to be close even after Wade’s retirement. Therefore, interviewers often ask Flash about what LBJ is going to do next.

When he sat down with Shannon Sharpe on his YouTube show Club Shay Shay, the renowned analyst asked him a ton of questions about LeBron.

Wade weighs in on LeBron James’ retirement murmurs

Sharpe asked what’s on the mind of most people. When will James say goodbye to his NBA playing days? When Sharpe asked this question, the Heat legend picked up a liquor bottle and replied, “You talking about the man just have 40, 9, and 10 What, his last game? I just wanna make sure we talkin’ about the same man.” To this the former Undisputed commentator responded that James’ body has undergone a lot of wear and tear, saying that LeBron “ain’t getting any younger”.

Sharpe inquired once more if LeBron is contemplating retirement. Wade had a crisp reply to this, he quipped, “All my money is still in my pocket, I ain’t buying nothing.” He gave props to the Lakers for making an unprecedented run and then continued, “The conversation in the locker room may not be as funny no more because you don’t have a lot in common with the next generation, You get tired of the travel. You ain’t going South of France.” 

Both of the former players laughed while discussing the subject and Sharpe pointed out how you have to travel to Utah, and Sacramento regularly. This prompted the legendary guard to say, “Listen, there’s only so many times you look at all of that, it beats you down mentally, physically, we know he is a physical specimen, but it’s gonna beat him down physically too.” Wade then looked assured while saying, “When he go away to Mexico or he go away to the South of France, his yacht for the summer. He lookin’ around and thinking, okay the king coming back, I’m ready.”

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James looks set for more glory

Club Shay Shay’s host also asked the multiple-time All-Star about how many years he thinks LeBron is going to play. Wade replied he is going to average 20 points a game for the next two years at least, but it all depends upon the mental and physical toil. Observing King James’ demeanor, it doesn’t look like he is going away soon.

When Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone under the influence of alcohol took shots at LeBron and joked about his early retirement after his Nuggets swept the Lakers, James had a strong response too.

His “Lame Machine” response became viral, and many current and former NBA players also chimed in. Surely, the last couple of seasons have been tough on Ohio’s own, but can something really bring the enduring Wing down soon?

How long will James continue his storied career? Do share your thoughts in the comments below.

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