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LeBron James Names His Most Egregious Travel of All Time Without Hesitation

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Rodney Knuppel | Last updated Jun 25, 2025 10:08 AM ET

As the 2024-25 NBA season wrapped with the Oklahoma City Thunder edging out the Indiana Pacers in seven games, the offseason officially begins. While attention now shifts to the NBA Draft and its incoming class of young talent, one future Hall of Famer is already gearing up for another season — LeBron James.

The Lakers legend recently sat down with Steve Nash, now his co-host on the 'Mind The Game' podcast, to talk basketball. The pair touched on rising star Cooper Flagg and the future of the game, but also zeroed in on a more controversial topic: traveling violations.

LeBron admitted that he's benefited from leniency on travel calls throughout his career. Without hesitation, he shared one play that stood out to him.

“I get away with travel sometimes, too. I can't sit here and say I don't.”

“I don't want to be nitpicky about our players, but that's one thing we can clean up a little bit.” he continued.

When Nash asked him about the most egregious travel he ever committed without getting called, LeBron didn’t hold back.

“The basketball Gods were not on my side. I was in my second stint with Cleveland, playing in Washington. We were down one, late in the game. I got the ball around half court in transition, drove the lane, and I traveled like a [expletive]. I made it to the rim—and missed the layup.”

Nash laughed and pointed out, “They did not call the travel.”

LeBron replied, louder this time, “They did not call the travel. I blew the layup.”

Now entering his 22nd season, LeBron will turn 41 in December. Drafted straight out of high school, he was the No. 1 overall pick in 2003. The 6-foot-9 forward is a four-time NBA champion, earning Finals MVP each time. He’s also a four-time regular-season MVP and has been named to the NBA All-Star team 21 times.

This past season, LeBron made history by sharing the court with his son Bronny James in a Lakers uniform. Los Angeles, however, was bounced in the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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