SUMMARY
- Tristan Thompson revealed that LeBron James had an unhealthy and unbalanced diet.
- Thompson claimed he tried eating the same way but gained weight after a while.
LeBron James has always been the type to look after his health and fitness, at least from what he’s shown the world. It has been nearly 21 years since he began his professional journey in the sport of basketball. The 39-year-old has never seemed like he’s taken any damage over the years. However, injuries have been far more prominent in recent times especially due to his age. But the 4x NBA Most Valuable Player still plays better than many other younger stars.
It isn’t a rumor that King James spent at least a million on his diet plan and training regime. The Los Angeles Lakers star also makes sure that he lets his fans know that he’s always locked in and loaded. James frequently uploads videos and pictures of him working out. And at his age, most other stars usually hang up their jerseys for good. But one particular ex-teammate of his claims LeBron has a terrible diet.
LeBron James’ diet that looked unhealthy to Tristan Thompson
We famously remember Tristan Thompson as LeBron James’ former teammate from the Cleveland Cavaliers championship team. That era of the Cavaliers was probably the best we’ve seen James perform. However, Thompson has a different outlook on James’ diet. During an interview with The Athletic, Tristan claimed that his former compadre had zero control over what he ate.
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“He has the worst f**king diet ever. Ask him what he eats for breakfast. He has like five French toast, [and] drowns it in syrup with strawberries and bananas. Then he has like a four-egg omelet and then he goes and just f**king dunks on somebody. It doesn’t make sense,” said Thompson. However, Thompson was rather impressed with James’ ability to perform with a sloppy diet.
But fans on the internet believe that Tristan shouldn’t be slamming LeBron’s diet as it is rather healthy. As you can see, one fan said, “How is French toast with fruit and eggs the worst diet lol.” Another fan added, “Why [is] Tristan Thompson acting like eggs are bad for you??” But when it comes to his diet, LeBron James once revealed what he would have throughout the day. James keeps everything clean, and rich in nutrients and protein. But he does avoid sugar at all costs.
Tristan Thompson regrets trying LeBron James’ crazy diet
It turns out that Tristan Thompson once gave LeBron James’ diet a shot. He said, “I remember one year I tried to eat like he ate and it just didn’t work out. I started gaining weight and said, ‘F**k this.’ I mean it works for him. He loves sweets. He eats desserts and French toast. It’s crazy how his body just burns it.” Maybe Thompson has a completely different meal plan than LeBron does.
However, at the time of these comments, the Lakers superstar was 35 years old. Now, despite being 39, he can throw down massive dunks and score efficiently. James still managed to outclass most of his opponents in their prime. For now, it doesn’t seem like he wants to retire from the sport. But he is aware that he doesn’t have much time left to compete at a high level.