{"id":440163,"date":"2025-05-01T09:51:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=440163"},"modified":"2025-05-01T09:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:51:27","slug":"lebron-undecided-on-future-after-lakers-early-playoff-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/lebron-undecided-on-future-after-lakers-early-playoff-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron undecided on future after Lakers&#8217; early playoff exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1483\"><strong data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1303\">LeBron James<\/strong> hasn\u2019t made a decision about his future after 22 NBA seasons. \u201cI\u2019ll talk it over with my family. I don\u2019t know yet,\u201d he said after the <strong data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1449\">Lakers\u2019<\/strong> 4-1 loss to the <strong data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1482\">Timberwolves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1485\" data-end=\"1670\">At 40, James still averaged 24.4 points this season and remains intrigued by playing with <strong data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1590\">Luka Doncic<\/strong> and his son <strong data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1613\">Bronny<\/strong>, calling their year together his \u201cNo. 1\u201d accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1818\">With a $56.2 million player option, LeBron could return for a record-breaking 23rd season \u2014 but his legacy is already secure, whatever he decides.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LeBron James on how much longer he\u2019ll play: \u201cI don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t have the answer to that. I\u2019ll sit down with my family, my wife and my support group, talk through it, and see what happens. Have conversations with myself on how long I want to continue to play. We&#8217;ll see.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bhzXYBzU2h\">pic.twitter.com\/bhzXYBzU2h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/1917821675065811132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cMy guy AD said what he needed, and then he was gone the following week.\u201d \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n<p>-LeBron<\/p>\n<p>(h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ohnohedidnt24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ohnohedidnt24<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wt0LPhz6j7\">pic.twitter.com\/wt0LPhz6j7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1917821623488463183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LeBron gives a hearty endorsement of JJ Redick and the job he did this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rachel__Nichols\/status\/1917818907584520493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Lakers\u2019 first-round loss to Minnesota, LeBron James says he\u2019s unsure if he\u2019ll continue playing next season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":440162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[19],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-440163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","typology-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LeBron undecided on future after Lakers&#039; 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