Only LeBron James remains from the class of the 2003 NBA Draft. Carmelo Anthony’s retirement announcement has left James as the lone survivor. But we’ve pondered when LeBron may ultimately decide to call it quits on his amazing career. Undoubtedly, the day when LeBron hangs up his jersey permanently will come soon enough. He wants to play his final season alongside his son Bronny James, as far as we can tell.
Bron opened up about thinking about retiring after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in the Western Conference Finals by a sweep. In December, LeBron will turn 39, and one is left to wonder if he truly intends to call it quits. In the NBA, he has accomplished everything that is possible. Some CEOs are aware that LeBron is controlling the narrative, though.
BREAKING: LeBron James is considering retirement, per @ChrisBHaynes pic.twitter.com/2N8K4iPU31
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The fact that King James still has two years left on his $96.7 million contract won’t concern him too much. He is already a billionaire, so he might have another reason to stay in the game. According to Bleacher Reports, one executive, however, said that the topic had simply changed. Now, the topic at hand is LeBron’s impending retirement, not a sweep. He enjoys being in charge of the story.
A western conference executive calls out LeBron James for controlling the narrative
He just changed the conversation. Now we re not talking about a sweep; we re talking about LeBron and retirement. He loves to control the narrative.
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Another executive suggested waiting a week to see if he was still saying the same thing. LeBron did, however, have a rather successful season with the Lakers. In the regular season, he was able to score 28.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game. The statistics are much better than those of many young players in the league right now.
What did LeBron James say about retiring from the NBA?
After being swept 4-0 by the Denver Nuggets, James completed his 20th season in the NBA in an unusual manner. Despite the sweep, he produced respectable stats for the Lakers given his advanced age. James after the loss in Game 4, told that he would consider retirement in the offseason. He was questioned, nevertheless, about why he was thinking about retiring.
He was asked if he would be playing next year, to which James said, Yeah. He was also asked if, You would walk away? , to which James said, I got to think about it. We ve seen James put up some spectacular performances this season, and James remains to be a crucial member of the Lakers, and any team would benefit from him playing for them. Nonetheless, we will see in the offseason, which path the King like to go.
