Overview
- Speaking on their Mind the Game podcast with Steve Nash, James said he will not play in 2028 and Curry said he highly doubts he will participate.
- James, who would be 43 in 2028, joked he’ll be watching from Cabo, while Curry, who would be 40, left only a slim possibility with a “never say never” caveat.
- The pair framed Paris 2024 as a fitting capstone after Team USA’s gold, with James saying, “We can’t top what we just did,” following Curry’s late-game heroics against France.
- Context around longevity looms large, with James working back from a sciatica issue and both stars acknowledging the physical demands of another Olympic cycle.
- Attention now shifts to a younger core under newly appointed USA coach Erik Spoelstra, with names like Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Paolo Banchero, Devin Booker and others discussed as the next leaders against a deepening international field led by talents such as Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.