Diego Luna claims LeBron James would have been a leader for USMNT: "Up front, scoring goals, giving orders... it would be great"

I n a bit of sporting imagination, United States midfielder Diego Luna has sparked an entertaining debate by suggesting that NBA icon LeBron James would have been an extraordinary soccer player capable of dominating the field with the national team.

Many times one imagines what the career of such an athlete in another sport would have been like, and having LeBron James as the greatest figure in basketball, it is fun to think how he would be in some other discipline, in this case, soccer and where Luna apparently has excessive faith in that.

Diego Luna nominates LeBron James for soccer

Luna, who recently began to make waves after his comments at LAX airport, did not hesitate to place the NBA star in a key attacking position.

"LeBron, man, put it up there ," Luna told the media. "Scoring goals, just dominating people. That would be pretty cool."

At his best, he would be a great footballer, no doubt

LeBron James shone in other sports

His skill was so remarkable that some NFL experts even hinted that he had the potential for a professional career, however, James decided on another sport and, apparently, it was not bad for him.

The name LeBron James has achieved worldwide fame, not only in basketball, but he is recognized in the world of sports in general and is even considered one of the best athletes in history, so if he wanted, he could try his luck wherever he wants.