LeBron James is unquestionably in the conversation when it comes to the greatest basketball players of all time.
No one has scored more points in NBA history than James. Meanwhile, he has won four championships during his incredible career.
But it seems that it is another sport which has his heart now.
What Jason Day said about LeBron James’ golf swing in 2018
Plenty of basketball stars have expressed a passion for golf over the years. Stephen Curry has played on the Korn Ferry Tour in the past, while he shone playing 18 holes in a video with Bryson DeChambeau recently.
Curry even outdrove the two-time major champion at one stage.
Unfortunately, it is hard to imagine LeBron James being able to keep up with DeChambeau if they played a round together.
The 40-year-old recently suggested that he had caught the golf bug. Clips on social media this week showed James working on his swing while courtside for a game.
But it seems that he has plenty of work to do. Speaking to Golf Digest in 2018, former world number one Jason Day was asked whether he had tried to get James into the game.
“No. I’ve seen him swing, and it looks terrible. Just awful. To be honest, I don’t really know him that well. When it comes to celebrities, I try to stay away,” he said.
Why LeBron James apologised to Jason Day’s wife during a basketball game in 2015
Unfortunately, Day and James do not have the best history.
The Australian and his wife were courtside at a game when James chased a loose ball. James ended up colliding into Day’s wife and the incident resulted in her being taken away in a neck brace.
Thankfully, she made a swift recovery, as reported by BBC Sport. She also went on to defend the basketball great, noting that she was well aware of the risks of being so close to the action.
James apologised immediately, while he also reached out later on – as Day revealed in the Golf Digest interview.
However, that seemingly did not tempt Day to be a little more gracious in his brutal assessment of his golf swing.
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