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When asked about how much longer LeBron could keep going, it seemed like ‘The King’ himself had very little to say.
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Year 21. Or to put it more accurately for LeBron James’ recent history: another year, another first-round exit with the Lakers.
It’s not been anywhere near easy sailing for ‘The King’ in Los Angeles, who has been rid of his crown — the NBA Championship — since 2020.
And when asked about how much longer he could keep going, it seemed like LeBron himself had very little to say.
“I don’t know,” James said at the post-game presser, when asked how many more years he would play.
Lebron on how much longer he’ll play:“I don’t have an answer to that. Something I’ll sit down with my family, my wife and my support group, have conversations with myself on how long I want to continue to play. We’ll see.” pic.twitter.com/3s0yiVA0fg
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) May 1, 2025
“I don’t have the answer to that. (It’s) Something I sit down with my family, my wife, and my support group, and kind of just talk through it and see what happens and just have a conversation with myself on how long I want to continue to play.”
James, who turned 40 on December 30 last year, averaged a sensational 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game in a season that featured unprecedented moves and a new set of milestones, but not the fifth NBA title that he so badly craved.
Already the league’s all-time leading scorer, in March, James became the first player to amass 50,000 career points.
He joined NBA icon Michael Jordan as the only players to score 40 points at the age of 40 when he poured in 42 in a Lakers win over Golden State in February.
The individual accolades and achievements kept flowing in for the legendary James, but the same could not translate into team success, as the Lakers suffered consecutive first-round exits.
Lakers in the LeBron James era:2019 – missed playoffs2020 – championship2021 – eliminated in 1st round2022 – missed playoffs2023 – swept in WCF2024 – eliminated in 1st round2025 – eliminated in 1st round pic.twitter.com/ZykgVzS7Fz
— GoldBoys.com (@GoldBoysSupport) May 1, 2025
In what can only be termed as a whirlwind season for the Lakers, yet another unprecedented turn of events that took everyone by surprise was witnessing LeBron’s championship-winning teammate, Anthony Davis, being traded away to the Dallas Mavericks for superstar Luka Doncic.
Much has been said about the move and the consequences of the same, but one critique about the Lakers that lingered was their lack of a pure center — a presence in the paint.
Well, the absence of the same came to bite the Lakers in their series against Minnesota, especially in Game 5, where Rudy Gobert went on to dominate in the paint, registering 27 points and 25 rebounds for the Wolves in their close-out win against the Lakers today.
When asked about the same, LeBron hinted at his previous running-mate Davis’ comments on the same, prior to his trade, as he evaded answering the question head-first.
Lebron on playing centerless basketball and whether it was tough for him:“No comment. My guy AD said what he needed, and then he was gone the following week” 🤣 pic.twitter.com/tTYeHQ3hy8
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) May 1, 2025
“No comment. My guy Anthony Davis said what he wanted, and he was gone the following week,” replied James, when asked about the Lakers not having a center.
Well, the Lakers surely will have plenty of time to ponder and rebuild their roster now that the Anthony Edwards-led Timberwolves completed a gentleman’s sweep of them.
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