Appearing on the Jason and Travis Kelce podcast, LeBron James said the closest he came to giving the NFL a shot was during the 2011 NBA lockout.

NBA superstar LeBron James told the Kelce brothers on their “New Heights” podcast that he considered trading basketballs for footballs and moving to the NFL during the 2011 NBA lockout.

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That distinction belongs to, of course, Akron's own "King James." In between reminiscing about Cleveland-area basketball, the three Ohioans discussed LeBron's almost NFL career, debated the NBA vs.