LeBron James' retirement could feature a new sport; check out NBA legend's golf swing

Billy Heyen

LeBron James' retirement could feature a new sport; check out NBA legend's golf swing image

LeBron James hasn't retired yet.

But he seems to be preparing for the day his legendary NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat comes to an end.

Lately, James has hit the links.

He's golfing, for essentially the first time in his life.

Here's a video of some of James' swings, accompanied by the caption he used on Instagram to describe his golf experience:

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At 6-foot-8, James isn't your standard-size golfer. 

He's got long levers to get aligned in order to have a strong golf swing. But at least when he connects, LeBron should have quite the power.

The King has a long way to go on the golf course, but he's starting to put in that work.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle