LeBron ponders retirement: “I have a lot to think about”

The Los Angeles Lakers made history by allowing themselves a comeback in Game 4 of the series against the Denver Nuggets (111-113)leaving a broad global 4-0 in favor of the team Nikola Jokic who is marching unstoppably towards his first ring after being the MVP in 2021 and 2022. Those from Colorado will play in their first NBA Finals, but, aside from the review of the Nuggets to the Lakers, the news of the meeting of the stars has left the California franchise undisputed after the debacle.

LeBron James He had a sensational fourth game scoring 40 points, 10 rebounds and one assist for a triple-double. Nevertheless, the 38-year-old legend left a cryptic message about his near future in the NBA: “We’ll see, we’ll see… We’ll see what happens later. I don’t know, I don’t know. I have a lot to think about, to be honest, I have a lot to think about. Just personally, going forward with basketball, I have a lot to think about,” admitted LeBron, leaving up in the air what he will do starting next season, after more than 20 seasons in the best league in the world. The Akron forward, who could only play this season 55 games due to some physical problems, he has a contract with the Lakers by 2024 at a rate of 46.6 million dollars for the next season.

He surrenders to Jokić

The NBA legend also had words for the Serbian center, who signed some play off Unbelievable, although “The King” didn’t seem surprised: “Jokić didn’t show me anything in this series. I already knew how big he was,” said the captain of the Californian franchise. “You’re always unbalanced when you defend a player like Jokic because of his ability to score, jump and shoot. See the plays before they happen. There are not many players like that in our league. I already knew we were going against it And beast before the start of the series,” he added. He was also forceful and didn’t hesitate to lift the Nuggets after sweeping them in the series: “Anthony Davis and I came to the conclusion in the locker room that the Nuggets are one of the best teams, that is. the best team we played against in the last four years,” LeBron admitted, just before bidding farewell to the NBA.