“He Eats Like S**t”: After LeBron James Once Revealed His Strict Diet for Different Occasions, Former Teammate Made Contradicting Claims

LeBron James is known for his sensational longevity and consistency. He is one of the fittest athletes in the league at 37 years. James is set to play his 20th season in the NBA. Looking at his last season’s stats and physical ability, he is still better and more reliable than most players in the league. The credit for his elite longevity goes to how he takes take of his body with proper exercises, advanced recovery processes, and diets.

The four-time NBA champ spends around $1.5 million on his body each year. James is known to be really conscious about his diet. However, LeBron’s former Cavaliers teammate Tristan Thompson shared a narrative that contradicts the food habits that the Lakers star is known to follow.

James’ strict diet habits

While there is a great of knowledge about how James trains, very little is known about his diet. However, the 18-time All-Star revealed the strict diet that he followed on different occasions. LeBron James really started to take care of his diet after growing a little overweight at the start of the 2013-14 season.

James had won the championship with the Miami Heat in 2013 and also got married to his high school girlfriend Savannah Brinson. So, the four-time Finals MVP decided to start a diet. The Lakers legend revealed that he avoided sugar and dairy during his diet. He ate meat, fish, fruits, and veggies for 67 days in a row.

James preferred a high-carb diet before training. He ate chicken breast and whole wheat pasta with some veggies and a salad on the side. LeBron James also relies on protein shakes and some fruits before the game. The four-time MVP reckoned that he followed a clean and organic diet to stay at his best. However, James’ former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Tristan Thompson contradicted the claims about his strict diet.

Former teammate reveals LeBron James loves eating 

Thompson stated that James had a sweet tooth, ate loads of food, and broke diets in an interview with Business Insider in 2020. However, the NBA legend still managed to dominate everyone else on the floor due to his unbelievable metabolism. The 2016 NBA champ said, “He has the wost fu****g diet ever.” 

Thompson suggested that James used to have five french toasts with lots of syrup, strawberries, and bananas followed by a four-egg omelet before going out and starting dunking on somebody. The Bulls center said that James likes to have dessert with every meal. Tristan Thompson added, “He’s really a specimen. He eats like s**t.”

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Thompson tried to follow what James did, but it did not work out for him. However, James managed to dominate everyone on the field despite the eating habits that his former teammate claimed to have witnessed. It is brilliant how LeBron James has come each season and taken his game to the next level than the last one.