LeBron James Receive Some Breathing Room From The Los Angeles Lakers to Postpone Retirement
LeBron James Receive Some Breathing Room From The Los Angeles Lakers to Postpone Retirement
James looked to be quite disturbed by the Lakers' continued poor performance
By cryptically responding to a question about what lies ahead and leaving the door open to the potential of retirement, LeBron James set off all the alarm bells in Los Angeles.
After the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Western Conference final, LeBron briefly spoke with the media.
“Personally, going forward with the game of basketball, I’ve got a lot to think about.”
LeBron James
According to NBA insiders cited by Bleacher Report, LeBron may be thinking about retiring.
LeBron James avoids the Lakers’ postseason interviews
James was the only member of the Los Angeles squad to skip the end-of-season interview with manager Rob Pelinka and coach Darvin Ham, and his absence from the Lakers’ offices hasn’t done anything to put a stop to speculation that he’s planning to retire.
On LeBron James’ future, the Lakers’ official position is: That his career continues is what we would like to see
The Lakers have decided to give LeBron some breathing room for now, as he still has at least one year left on his 46.6 million-dollar deal.
“LeBron has given as much to the game of basketball as anyone who’s ever played. When you do that, you earn the right to decide if you want to give more.” “Obviously, our hope would be that his career continues.”
“I think sometimes we put athletes, entertainers, on a pedestal, but they’re humans and just like us. They have inflection points in their career, and our job as a Laker is to support any player on our team if they reach a career inflection point … and really provide nothing but support for him. Obviously, our hope would be that his career continues, but we want to again give him the time.”
General Manager Rob Pelinka
