LeBron James has taken aim at his critics as the NBA icon prepares for his 21st season in the league.
Despite being one of the league's dominant players throughout his two decades at the highest level, the 38-year-old is no stranger to criticism and people taking shots at his game and his legacy. James is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers hoping to improve on last season's exit in the Western Conference Finals to the Denver Nuggets,
And the four-time NBA champion posted on Instagram on Monday that he was "back at it" at 4.47am, returning to training ahead of the new season with emojis to say "the early bird gets the worm". He also posted a video with a set of University of Southern California gym clothes, the college that his son Bronny – a highly-regarded prospect in the 2024 NBA Draft – will attend this fall.