Los Angeles Lakers icon LeBron James is a basketball legend, but his love for sports extends far beyond the court. In his ever-enriching professional basketball career, James has won four NBA championships and been named a 21-time All-Star. Now, at 40, James is preparing to participate in the 23rd NBA season of his career, which started in 2003 at 18 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
While James enjoys playing basketball, he actively supports and watches other major sporting leagues. The NBA legend fans baseball, the NFL and the NHL. He never holds back from praising great plays and star players of various sporting leagues.
What Play by Justin Fields Earned Praise From LeBron James?
In week 4 of the 2025 NFL season, the Miami Dolphins hosted the New York Jets at Hard Rock Stadium. Although the Dolphins won the contest 27-21 to register their first win of the campaign, one particular play by Jets quarterback Justin Fields caught everyone’s attention, including James.
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JUSTIN FIELDS TO THE HOUSE
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Stream on @NFLPlus and ESPN App pic.twitter.com/92RkeGy7qF— NFL (@NFL) September 30, 2025
James commented on this excellent play, which transpired during the third quarter of the game: “Wow, Justin Fields! What a play.” It was a fourth and one with 9:30 minutes remaining in the third quarter when the ball was hiked towards Fields, and he dazzled across the Dolphins’ defense for one of the most exciting touchdowns of the season yet.
Wow Justin Fields! What a play
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 30, 2025
James tried his hand at Football during his high school years. The 6’9″ pure muscle behemoth played some quality games on the field in the wide receiver position with the St. Vincent–St. Mary’s football team. His talent was such that he received countless offers from D1 programs, including Notre Dame, but the NBA legend chose basketball as his career.
James Reflected on Being the First Ever ‘Year 23 Player’ in NBA History
James addressed a press conference ahead of the start of the preseason games. One of the journalists asked the soon-to-be 41-year-old global icon how he felt about being the first player in NBA history to play a 23rd consecutive season in the league, knowing that the time to hang up his boots might be fast approaching.
LeBron on being the fist ever “Year 23 player” pic.twitter.com/wxh7Beb1X9
— TJ Manotoc (@tjmanotoc) September 29, 2025
James said, “Right, I mean, I don’t know. I mean, I’m excited about today. I’m excited about the opportunity to be able to play the game that I love for another season. And whatever the journey, however the journey lays out this year, I’m just super invested because I, like you just said, I don’t know when the end is, but I know it’s a lot sooner than later.”
He added, “So just being super appreciative of the fact that I can come up here and do another media day and talk to you guys and do all this stuff around here. So just excited about the journey and whatever this year has in store for me.”
Soon to turn 41, James remains one of the most dominant forces in basketball, but his admiration for other athletes shows that his love for sports knows no bounds.
