Lakers hoping LeBron James decides to continue career - ESPN

23.05.2023 - 21:09 espn.com

The Los Angeles Lakers hope LeBron James will decide to continue his career after he recovers from the difficult end to their season.

James didn't meet with the media on the day after the top scorer in NBA history said he needed time to think about his basketball future following the Lakers' elimination from the Western Conference finals.

The 38-year-old James has skipped his team's postseason media exit interviews before, but his decision Tuesday left Lakers fans hanging about his intentions with his enigmatic comments following a four-game sweep by the Denver Nuggets.

General manager Rob Pelinka and head coach Darvin Ham said they'll speak with James soon about his future. «We all know that (James) speaks for himself, and we'll look forward to those conversations when the time is right,» Pelinka said. «LeBron has given as much to the game of basketball as anyone who has ever played.

basketball Career Denver Nuggets Rob Pelinka Darvin Ham Los Angeles

The Phoenix Suns are finalizing a deal to hire Frank Vogel as coach, sources told ESPN on Friday.

LeBron James shares cryptic Jay-Z lyric as retirement rumors swirl

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Rafael Nadal reminds me a lot of LeBron James and could still win French Open next year, says John McEnroe

John McEnroe has compared Rafael Nadal to NBA great LeBron James and thinks the Spaniard could yet have a «great chance» to win the French Open next year. Nadal, 36, will not defend his title in Paris as he continues to recover from injury. Ad The 22-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t played since the second round of the Australian Open in January, having originally said he expected to be out for up to eight weeks.

Master of media LeBron James deflects attention from defeat to retirement

LeBron James, renowned as the court’s King, has once again exhibited his mastery in controlling the media narrative.

LeBron James still has plenty to give. But is he even enjoying himself?

W hen LeBron James broke the NBA’s individual scoring record in February, he was unusually reflective. He described his two decades in the league as a rollercoaster: “Like one of the great rides. You get off just wanting to do it again. My career has been like that. Your stomach drops at times, you’re yelling, sometimes you can’t breathe. But you always want to do it again.” He later clarified that: “I’m not going nowhere. But [I know] it sounds like I am. I’m gonna go get something to eat, I’m gonna drink some wine, then I’m gonna drink some Lobos, and I’m probably not gonna sleep tonight. So I will see y’all when I see y’all, and I hope you had a great time too.”

Lakers hope Lebron James continues, but say he has ‘earned right’ to retire

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Lakers team chief Rob Pelinka said Tuesday he hoped LeBron James would continue his NBA career but said the NBA superstar had “earned the right” to retire.