LOS ANGELES — LeBron James made his way down the ramp to exit the arena Monday night, having just completed his 20th NBA season with an unceremonious sweep out of the playoffs, not knowing if that would be the last time he would make that walk as an active player.
James told ESPN he will consider retirement this offseason. After scoring 40 points and playing all but four seconds of the Los Angeles Lakers' 113-111 Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets — when his last-second floater to try to force overtime was blocked at the buzzer — James ended his news conference by telling reporters «going forward with the game of basketball, I've got a lot to think about.» Following the news conference, ESPN asked James to elaborate on his statement.
When you say you got to think about stuff, what thread should we be pulling on that? «If I want to continue to play,» James said.
As in next year? «Yeah.» You would walk away? «I got to think about it.» The 38-year-old James wrapped up his 20th season in the NBA by leading the No.