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LeBron James on people saying for his decision to join a team has to be where he can play golf year-round: “I love golf, I really do. But golf is a sport that you can play for the rest of your life. Back to the first question that you asked when I first came up here when the end of basketball when it gets to that point, you know. So, as I think about my decision, understanding, you know, well, if I’m in a cold city, if I’m playing on the East Coast, and now the golf course closed in November compared to if I’m in the South and they never closed. Listen, my main focus while I’m playing the game of basketball is to keep the main thing the main thing. And I’ve always have done that. You know, I’ll find a golf simulator if I’m in the cold for sure.” (Via Boardroom)
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LeBron James on people saying for his decision to join a team has to be where he can play golf year-round: “I love golf, I really do. But golf is a sport that you can play for the rest of your life. Back to the first question that you asked when I first came up here when the end of basketball when it gets to that point, you know. So, as I think about my decision, understanding, you know, well, if I’m in a cold city, if I’m playing on the East Coast, and now the golf course closed in November compared to if I’m in the South and they never closed. Listen, my main focus while I’m playing the game of basketball is to keep the main thing the main thing. And I’ve always have done that. You know, I’ll find a golf simulator if I’m in the cold for sure.” (Via Boardroom)

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