REPORT: LeBron James of the Lakers makes a mysterious retirement suggestion after defeating the Nets by 40 points.
Even at 39 years old, LeBron James continues to achieve greatness in his profession. At Barclays Center on Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar scored 40 points on 9 of 10 three-point shooting attempts in a 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. James’ nine made threes this season matched his career high, which he had previously established in a victory over the Clippers in January.
The extremely effective shooting highlights only one of the several ways the all-time great has changed his style of play in his 21st season. James is making 5.3 attempts per game at a career-best 41.6 percent from beyond the arc. Despite this, he has continued to dominate in other areas, averaging 53.0 percent shooting, 25.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.1 assists, and 1.2 steals.
For years, observers and journalists have wondered how long James can stay in the upper echelons of the NBA. Although the 20-time All-Star has consistently prolonged that period, he made a suggestion on Sunday that retirement is imminent.
Not a very lengthy time. James responded, “I’m obviously on the other side of the heel,” when asked how long he would play. “I promise that I won’t play again for another 21 years. not for very long, though. I’m not sure when that door will close in terms of my retirement, but I’m running out of time.
The Lakers have gotten more out of James in his age-39 season than they could have ever imagined, following his championship-winning performance in the 2020 playoffs. With an average of 26.1 points on 57.1 percent shooting, he is the third-most efficient scorer in the NBA this March out of 45 players who attempt 16 or more shots per game.
With eight games left, Los Angeles is in ninth place in the Western Conference despite his efforts. James’ incredible performance on Sunday, when the Lakers were trying to move up into the eighth seed of the play-in round, was much appreciated by head coach Darvin Ham.
“I informed him during the meeting prior to his final brief interval… Ham expressed her gratitude to him for packing the superhero cape during the road trip. “All nine of those threes were necessary… Bron simply carried us home after catching fire.
The Lakers, who have won five straight, are now one game behind the Sacramento Kings in eighth place and 1.5 games ahead of the Golden State Warriors in ninth place. They will play one of the three teams that are within one game of each other at the top of the West standings—the Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder, or Minnesota Timberwolves—if they hope to make the playoffs.
Despite James’ rather cryptic tweets, there was a quiet trade deadline, so it’s unknown what the four-time MVP in Los Angeles’ future holds.
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