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“Zero Dark thirty-23” is ON! Lakers legend LeBron James taking break from social media

During his 22-year-long career, James has taken a break various times to shift his focus on the championship.

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is willing to take a temporary social media break. The NBA legend and future Hall of Famer gives a major announcement on his break with reposting a post. LeBron James had earlier taken break to focus on NBA but this time, it came much before the postseason.

And with that said I’ll holla at y’all! Getting off social media for the time being. Y’all take care ✌🏾👑
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 20, 2024

James taking break from social media, citing negativity in sports coverage

The NBA’s all-time leading scorer reposed a post from Kevin Durant’s agent, Rich Kleiman. This post covered how media has spread negativity. Lakers shared one more tweet on the X (Twitter) and announced the break from social media. James has 159 million followers on Instagram, and 52.9 million on X.

AMEN!! @richkleiman 🫡 pic.twitter.com/OZr9e1CVbY
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 20, 2024

“We can all acknowledge that sports is the last part of society that universally brings people together. So why can’t the coverage do the same?” Kleiman wrote on the post. “It’s only click bait when you say it. When the platform is so big, you can make the change and allow us all an escape from real life negativity. I for one find it all a waste of breath.”

Kleiman’s post covered the notes from LeBron James and Lakers’ head coach JJ Redick’s podcast as “the future of what his can and should all be.” James then said he’s “getting off social media for the time being.”

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LeBron James aiming NBA Championship in his 22nd season

This is not the first time, LeBron James is disconnecting from social media. During his 22-year long career, James have taken break to shift his focus on the championship. He usually activate “Zero Dark thirty-23,” a time when he would get off social media ahead of the playoffs. He shared the same during the 2015 season ahead of the NBA playoffs.

LeBron James is still solid in his 22nd NBA season with scoring 23.5 points, 9.4 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game. He will turn 40 next month and chasing career firsts for fun. He recently made four straight triple-double for the Lakers and it happened for the first time in his career.

Los Angeles Lakers have posted 10-4 in the season with six straight wins and they beat Utah Jazz in the most recent encounter on Tuesday. Lakers looked dominant and improved after the first-round exit last season. James is getting support of Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and rookie Dalton Knecht.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.