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LeBron James Still Has One Goal He Hasn’t Reached In His Career Yet
One may think that LeBron James has reached every goal he has set for himself before entering the league in 2003 by now. 3 Championship rings, 3 Finals MVP awards, 4 regular season MVP awards, 2 All-Star Game MVP awards, 14 All-Star Game nominations, 14 All NBA Teams, 5 All Defensive First Teams, and the Rookie of the Year Award.
But there is one little detail that seems to annoy LeBron. A goal he hasn’t been able to reach yet in his career. A goal James talked to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin about.
“I want to shoot 80 [percent] from the free throw line, man,” James told ESPN. “That’s my only goal. That’s my last goal of my NBA career. That’s my last one. I’ve done everything else.”
LeBron James is a career 73.9% free throw shooter. In his best free throwing season (2008/09), he made 78% of his free throws. In his last two seasons, LeBron wasn’t even close to hitting the 80% mark, 2016-17 being his worst season from the line, shooting an underwhelming 67.4%. He was able to improve that number last season to 73.1%. We’ll have to wait and see if the Pacific air will make LeBron improve his free throw shooting, or if it’s a goal he’ll never reach.
