LeBron James' 22nd year in the NBA needs to be his last -- at least that's what Mark Cuban's saying ... 'cause he tells TMZ Sports the King is just too damn good!!
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00:00Welcome back to TMZ Sports, Mike and Mojo Mojo.
00:08The NBA season tips off on Tuesday and LeBron James is going to be starting his 22nd season
00:18in the NBA as if that's not crazy enough to have been in the NBA for 22 years, but still
00:24to be one of the 5 or 10 best players in the world is absolutely incredible.
00:30A lot of fans, Mojo, having the debate, you know, just how much longer will Bron play?
00:37If you ask Mark Cuban, who, sure, he might have sold his stake in the Mavericks, but
00:42he is still operating the franchise, he's still running things in Dallas, we actually
00:48ran into Mark in New York City and we asked him, you know, how much longer do you think
00:53this guy plays?
00:54Oh, by the way, what do you think of Bronny James?
00:56Here's Mark.
00:57Bronny and LeBron.
00:58So, reporters are like, LeBron, let's talk about your son.
01:01He's like, ask my son himself, is it a little too late?
01:04Is it kind of ruining his son's, well, not ruining, but will it hurt his son long term?
01:09No, I think it's great.
01:10I mean, you know, Bronny's still a teenager, you know, and teenagers are still teenagers
01:15no matter who their dad is, trust me, I know.
01:18And so I think it's great just the fact that they get to spend time together and be together
01:22and see the ups and downs and LeBron gets to teach Bronny the ropes.
01:25I think it's amazing.
01:26I would love to be in that position.
01:27Now, is it time for LeBron to finally hang it up after this?
01:30Yes.
01:31LeBron, it's time for you to quit.
01:32I'm tired of you.
01:33Are you being serious?
01:34I'm playing.
01:35No, I'm being serious.
01:36No way.
01:37He's still so good.
01:38I, you know, he's on the Lakers, they're our rival.
01:39So it's time to retire LeBron.
01:40And give his son the shine.
01:41No.
01:42Yes.
01:43Let Bronny step in.
01:44I don't know if the Lakers are down with that plan, Mojo.
01:48Yeah.
01:50Every player on the Lakers should retire regardless if they're a rookie or not, just get the whole
01:54team out of there.
01:55Give us an easy path over here in Dallas.
01:58Yeah.
01:59That's what Mark Cuban wants, obviously kidding there, but you know, interesting to hear his
02:04comments on LeBron and Bronny.
02:06Obviously we've been back and forth on this all the entire sports world has been back
02:11and forth on this.
02:13If you're Bronny, is it better to stay in college and develop, or is it better to go
02:19to the NBA as soon as humanly possible, knowing that you're going to have better resources,
02:24better coaches, and your dad, who is, you know, in the discussion for greatest player
02:29of all time to be able to coach you up and focus on you.
02:33I mean, if you're Bronny, I got to think it's a no brainer for you, let alone the fact that
02:38you're going to make way more money going to the NBA than you will be by, by staying
02:43in college.
02:44I mean, you're probably going to be a better player in the long run.
02:49You know, as this thing developed, I mean, obviously no one's really expecting much from
02:53him in his rookie year or maybe even the next year or two, you know, giving him plenty of
02:59time to develop.
03:00I mean, honestly, the only people that are probably taking an L on a decision like that
03:07is going to be the team as a whole, the, the fan base for sure, for, you know, it ate up
03:12a draft pick.
03:13It could have taken a way better player that could have made an immediate impact and help
03:17them win games right now.
03:20And that's, that's kind of the losers right now.
03:22But if you're Bronny selfishly, I mean, for the James family selfishly, I mean, clearly
03:27it's a better move for them.
03:28Yeah.
03:29Mojo.
03:30I'll tell you what I was out at the hardware store over the weekend and, and I, it just,
03:34I overheard two of the employees debating about Bronny James.
03:37This is something that you can feel it in LA.
03:39The fans are, they're split on this.
03:42Bronny is a good player.
03:43Not ready.
03:44I think there's going to be a tremendous amount of interest in watching these games starting
03:48Tuesday night and seeing what kind of player Bronny James is ultimately when they put them
03:53on out on that basketball court.
03:55I guess we know where Mark Cuban stands.