James, who turns 30 in December, will open training camp with the Cavaliers on Friday with a lot of media attention since he decided to go home to Ohio rather than remain with the Miami Heat. Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
A slimmer LeBron James said he will be quicker on the court this season when he returns home to try to bring a championship to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
James told CNN that he went on a 67-day diet during the offseason and did not eat carbs, sugar or dairy as he gets ready for his 12th NBA season.
“I lost a few pounds,” James said during an interview on “Unguarded with Rachel Nichols” set to air Friday. “I haven’t been in this weight class.”
James, listed at 250 pounds last season but long rumored to be closer to the 270-pound range, did not reveal his specific weight.
“I’m in the 250ish range, you know, a lot lighter than I’ve been playing at in the last few years,” James said. “But I feel good.”
The four-time MVP already has received a lot of attention for his trim look.
“I’ll tell you what I couldn’t have — no carbs, no sugar, no dairy, no refined sugar — no nothing. Meat. Fish. Veggies. Fruit,” James said.
James, who turns 30 in December, will open training camp with the Cavaliers on Friday with a lot of media attention since he decided to go home to Ohio rather than remain with the Miami Heat.
The two-time champion said returning to the place he affectionately calls “The Land” was something he has thought about since going to Miami in 2010.
“I had dreams about going back home, but I thought it would happen a lot later on in my career, going back and kind of, you know, having a couple more years left in my career and kind of finish it off that way,” James said. “But, I didn’t think it would happen this soon.”
James also revealed that he likely would have stayed with the Heat if they had won the championship this summer instead of losing to the San Antonio Spurs in the finals.
“I mean, it’s a greater chance, for sure,” he said in the CNN interview. “I mean, it’s — it would be hard to leave — back-to-back-to-back — championships, you know, and try to go for four. But obviously, you really can’t live — and think of what may have happened. You just kind of — for me, I’ve always been a person kind of live in the moment.”
