The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James believes living in the NBA's bio-secure bubble has probably been the biggest challenge of his triumph-filled career.
Sixteen-time All-Star James arrived in Orlando, Florida, in July along with players from 22 National Basketball Association teams, determined to pick up his fourth NBA title after the deadly coronavirus outbreak had halted professional sports in March.
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Yet the 35-year-old, four-time MVP's championship mentality was put to the ultimate test inside the NBA's quarantine setting at Walt Disney World, where the Lakers will face the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday after weeks shut off from the outside world.
"It's probably been the most challenging thing I've ever done as far as a professional, as far as committing to something and actually making it through," James told reporters.
"I would be lying if I sat up here and (said I) knew that everything inside the bubble, the toll that it would take on your mind and your body and everything else, because it's been extremely tough
