LeBron James, Steph Curry teaming up with Warriors given key update by The Athletic

LeBron James, Steph Curry teaming up with Warriors given key update by The Athletic originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It's an ending that not many would've drawn up.

Could LeBron James and Stephen Curry team up with the Golden State Warriors before they retire from the NBA? Turns out, it's possible. The Athletic's Dan Woike and Sam Amick broke down James' future in a new article on Friday, and they've laid out a number of different potential outcomes.

This is what they wrote about the retirement outcome: "Team and league sources granted anonymity to speak openly say James has made no decisions regarding his future; that retirement remains a real possibility. The notion that James would want a farewell tour — long cited as evidence that this season was not his last — is false, those sources said, with several sources even hearing that directly from James himself. " MORE: Steph Curry reminds entire NBA his story isn't over yet If James keeps playing, he could join the Warriors (or return to the Cleveland Cavaliers ).

The Lakers would remain in the picture, too. This is what The Athletic shared about Golden State and Cleveland as possibilities: "Around the league, rumors also persist that one last run in Cleveland, or a superstar Steph Curry-James duo in Golden State, are plausible possibilities as well. Per team sources, the Warriors’ interest in James this summer remains serious.