On his 40th, LeBron James says he could play “another 5 or 7 years.” He won’t stay around that long

LeBron James celebrated his 40th birthday on Monday with gratitude for his basketball longevity and optimism about his future with the Los Angeles Lakers. "To be honest, if I really wanted to, I could probably play this game at a high level for about another – weird that I might say this – but about another five or seven years, if I wanted to," James said. James already has one of the longest careers in NBA history, but he knows it's nearing an end.