EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – LeBron James said he completed a two-week body cleanup on Tuesday and that being a father of three made the job even more difficult.

"It's the discipline that you need to have when three kids run home and they're preparing chocolate chips sprinkled at 11 pm," said James after a morning shootout at the Lakers. training center. "You must be very, very disciplined to not even indulge."

After finding that he had refrained from consuming gluten, alcohol or artificial sugars during the two weeks of cleansing, James asked what was left.

"In life? Air," replied James with a smile.

Was the cleaning difficult?

"Yes, it's difficult, but it's good," he said. "I like challenges."

When asked what effect it had been not to drink wine for two weeks, James replied, "That made me want more wine."

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