
@ some of the health experts in this thread
It's shockingly bad.
I'm not a nutritionist, nor do I play one on tv, but a lot of people on here are getting some real basic facts mixed up with regards to carbs/proteins/sugar/fat/hgh.
First of all, for the type of exercise that Lebron does, carbohydrates do not really matter. Because of the nature of an NBA game, his heart rate is only going to be elevated to the aerobic zone for brief periods of time, before there is a stoppage of play and it can return to a resting rate. For a world class athlete in his condition, it probably takes less than 45 seconds for his heart rate to drop out of the aerobic zone during even the most strenuous of NBA games and/or practices. If your body stays in that aerobic zone for more than 45 minutes (distance runners, soccer players), carbs become much more important.
Basically, anything your body eats it's going to convert to glycogen (sugar) and use that for energy. Carbs convert easily, but are used up quickly. Protein and vegetables do not convert easily (as efficiently) but "last longer". It's why if you eat 2 pieces of white bread for lunch youll be hungry in an hour, but a salad can make you feel "full" for longer. But if you're exercising for a long duration, you NEED to replace the glycogen in your body--carbs are the easiest way to do that, which is why gatorade has carbs (and every athlete drinks it,) and you see marathon runners eating that goo, or candy on their runs. If you DON'T replace those carbs in your body when you're working out, your body will turn to its stored energy: fat. After it's burned through all your fat, it will cut into your muscles. You can tell from Lebron's definition, he is eating correctly--if he wasn't he wouldn't be ripped like that.
Why did he make this decision? It's a smart move for a guy at his age and at this point in his career. He's been playing well over 80 games a year for what? 10 years now? That is an incredible amount of strain on his knees. I don't follow his career that closely, but I've never HEARD of him having arthroscopic procedures in the offseason. His knees seem to be in great shape, which is good for him. By eliminating weight from his frame, he can probably not only extend his career, but actually perform better than his peers as the season drags on.
And as for HGH, that has nothing to do with his dietary changes, that affects the level to which he is able to recover from his workouts, and what he is able to do in a week as it relates to working specific muscle groups while avoiding injury. In fact, as weird as it might sound, I wouldn't be surprised if he STARTED using HGH this summer to complement his dietary changes. The biggest change for him would likely be that feeling where his muscles "hit the wall" much earlier in a workout (as they have less glycogen to burn through). It's probably a feeling he's not used to.
EDIT: also, the HGH thing is ridiculous because why the hell would Silver EVER test Lebron? He is bigger than the league, bigger than the sport. If Lebron has peed in anything other than a toilet in his 10 years in the league, it's been a groupies mouth. Trust me, I promise that's how billion dollar organizations operate.