Lakers' LeBron James gets major retirement update from The Athletic
The 41-year old continues to play well.
Lakers' LeBron James gets major retirement update from The Athletic originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . LeBron James' future isn't yet decided.
But as the Los Angeles Lakers begin the playoffs this weekend, all eyes will again be on James as the now 41-year old legend approaches his retirement. Whether that's this offseason or next, it can't be too far away. The Athletic's Dan Woike and Sam Amick wrote a large feature about James on Friday in which they delve deeper into James' future.
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 It sounds like the Lakers would be open to having James back, too.
His contract is up at the end of the season, so he'll go into free agency with multiple options likely on his plate. With L. A.