Published 16:51 IST, July 21st 2020
LeBron James says he missed his mother the most during quarantine at NBA bubble
During his interview at the NBA bubble, LA Lakers star LeBron James revealed that while he was quarantined, he missed his mother Gloria the most.
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LeBron James is currently at NBA bubble at Walt Disney World in Orlando with Los Angeles Lakers, preparing for season's restart on July 30. Lakers star recently spoke to reporters at NBA bubble, discussing his time with Lakers, bubble and quarantine before y travelled to site. During his interview, James revealed that while in quarantine, he missed his mor most.
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During interview, James was asked who he missed while he was quarantined with his family in Los Angeles. James replied by saying that he missed his mor, Gloria, most. She spends most of her time in ir homeland, Akron, Ohio and did t feel comfortable to fly to Los Angeles. " only thing that I missed during COVID and quarantine period was my mor," James said during video conference call. "It was first time I went that long in my life without seeing my mom."
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He ded that he h gone without seeing his mor since All-Star Weekend, and n saw her for two to three weeks before y h to leave for ir respective cities, which has been 'extreme' for him. James has often talked about being close to his mor, who raised him alone while y moved 12 times when he was a child. James stated that everyone kws his story, about how he was raised by his single mor who was 16 when she h him.
LeBron James mor was inspiration behind his I Promise School
James has credited his mor for inspiring him to start his I Promise School in 2018. “Without my mor, and way she raised me, re is school,” James said in a video shared by I Promise School Twitter account in April. “re is IPS without Gloria James." Gloria James h visited school before pandemic, where she h answered questions for children. James last posted about his mor on Mor's Day in May, calling it his favourite day of year.
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James was averaging 25.7 points and career-high 10.6 points before league was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic. James has since n been quarantined, sharing constant updates with his fans on Instagram and Twitter. James and Lakers will begin ir NBA restart by facing Los Angeles Clippers on July 30, 9:30 PM EST (July 31, 6:30 AM IST).
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(Im source: LeBron James official Instagram – @kingjames)
16:51 IST, July 21st 2020