Is that this the tip for LeBron James?
The NBA legend posted a video to his profile on X on Saturday that may probably solely fire up any retirement rumors he’ll face this offseason.
James posted a seven-second clip of him sitting at a fake press convention when one individual requested: “Are the retirement rumors true?”
Because the 40-year-old was set to reply, the clip rapidly reduce to black (“The Sopranos,” anybody?) with none response.
“I’ve been asking myself the identical query… #advert,” he wrote with pondering and crown emojis.
James has a participant possibility with the Lakers price greater than $52 million for the approaching season, although it’s nonetheless not clear if he’ll choose in or not.
After Los Angeles was dispatched within the first spherical of the NBA playoffs by the Timberwolves, James mentioned he was unsure about his basketball future.
“I don’t know,” James advised reporters. “I don’t have a solution to that. One thing I’ll sit down with my household, my spouse and my help group and type of simply discuss by it and see what occurs. And simply have a dialog with myself on how lengthy I wish to proceed to play.
“I don’t know the reply to that proper now, to be sincere. So, we’ll see.”
The retirement chatter has surrounded James the previous few years, which he formally squashed when he introduced he’d return to the Lakers in 2023 on the ESPYs and once more returned final season on a two-year, $104 million contract.
This all got here after James mentioned in 2022 that his final season within the NBA can be along with his son Bronny.
“My final 12 months can be performed with my son,” James advised the Athletic in 2022. “Wherever Bronny is at, that’s the place I’ll be.
“I might do no matter it takes to play with my son for one 12 months. It’s not in regards to the cash at that time.”
Final 12 months, the 2 did certainly play collectively as Bronny was taken within the second spherical of the NBA draft earlier than showing in 27 video games on the NBA degree.
Whether or not the father-son duo performs extra video games collectively stays to be seen.
