LeBron James has an important decision ahead of him after a record-setting 23rd NBA season. He must first decide if he’d like to continue playing professional basketball into his age-42 season. If he does, he is a free agent and must decide if he’d like to return to his son, Bronny James, and the Los Angeles Lakers, or play elsewhere.
There are a few teams that make sense for James outside of the Lakers. A return to the Cleveland Cavaliers is always an option, as is playing with Stephen Curry on the Golden State Warriors or going to a top team in the Eastern Conference in the New York Knicks. Bronny, though, is not yet clued in on what his dad might do.
“I have no clue, I’m not gonna lie to you,” Bronny said at the conclusion of the Lakers’ season. “He looks like he can play another however many years. But he’s been in the league longer than he’s been out of the league, so it’s insane. I think he should think about it and whatever he feels happy with, do that.”
Bronny followed up by saying that LeBron may need to do his typical offseason physical decompression before making any decisions about his future.
“Every athlete after their season is gonna take some time to get off their feet and stuff like that,” Bronny added. “So just really depends on how your body is feeling, how your mind is feeling, and just playing it by heart.”
This choice is massive for both LeBron and the Lakers. Coming back for a 24th season would put an even larger gap between him and every other player in league history. Doing so for the Lakers will help their team but put some limits on their financial flexibility.
LeBron is just one of the many situations the Lakers need to figure out before building their team for next season. But unlike some of the others, this seems to be entirely up to the 41-year-old superstar.
LeBron James upset with Rob Pelinka?
Most of the stories that have come out about the relationship between James and the Lakers this season have been positive. However, one especially negative story recently broke.
James felt slighted by general manager Rob Pelinka when, instead of giving LeBron a game ball for breaking the all-time wins record, he gave it to head coach JJ Redick to celebrate a lesser milestone of his.
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