LeBron James reveals he was training to be an NFL player during 2011 NBA lockout

Since being drafted by Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003, LeBron James has been one of most standout performers in NBA. LeBron James won his first two NBA titles while playing for Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013 before returning to Cleveland and helping m win ir first NBA championship in 52 years as y beat Golden State Warriors in  2016 NBA Finals. iconic NBA veteran moved to Los Angeles Lakers ahead of start of 2018-19 season. LeBron James has built a strong partnership with Anthony Davis over course of ongoing season as Lakers emerged as one of favourites to win NBA title along with Milwaukee Bucks. However, things could have panned out much differently had LeBron James taken up a different sport - professional football.

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Lakers star reveals he trained to be an NFL player during 2011 NBA lockout

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In a recent interview on his self-owned talk show Uninterrupted, LeBron James revealed how he was training hard to play professional football during 2011 NBA lockout. former Heats star was quoted as saying, "I had idea how long lockout was going to be, and myself and my trainer, we really started to actually train to be a football player, when it came to October and vember. We started to clock our time with 40s, we started to add a little bit more in our bench presses."  LeBron James’ business partner Maverick Carter even added that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones offered him a contract to play for m in NFL which NBA veteran framed and put up in his office.

2011 NBA lockout

2011 NBA lockout lasted for 161 days. It started on July 1, 2011, and ended on December 8, 2011. main issues that separated owners' association led by David Stern and NBA players union group were  division of revenue, structure of salary cap and luxury tax. Many players left to play in foreign leagues in Asia and Europe as NBA's start was delayed by more than a month that year.  lockout also affected ecomy largely due to NBA cities losing revenue generated by games as well as television networks losing ratings and advertisement revenue.

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