Lebron James undecided in the future after the Lakers of the first round has exit

Los Angeles-Lebron James hobbled from Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, his left leg swollen from a knee-to-knee collision and his spirit was handled by a defeat of 103-96 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, who ended his 22nd year in the NBA with an outcome for Playoff-Playoff-Playoffs in the NBA.

How was he in the past seasons when he offered his thoughts on the future immediately after the last game of Los Angeles Lakers that he was not sure.

“I don’t know,” said James when asked how long he had planned before retirement. “I have no answer. Something that I put together with my family, my wife and self -help group and simply talk and see what happens. And only talk to me about how long I want to continue playing.

“I don’t know the answer at the moment to be honest. So we will see.”

The 40-year-old James has a player option to return to the Lakers worth $ 52.6 million for 2025-26, which he has to decide until June 29 or become a free agent.

When asked how the Lakers could improve for the next season after he lost 4-1 against the Timberwolves, although James entered the series as No. 3 seeds in the Western Conference, James again gave an uncertain answer.

“It’s a business,” said James. “So you don’t know what the roster will look next to the boys next year, which are locked in contracts.

When asked to clarify his comments, James said that when he moved into his contract, he did not allude to look at other teams for playing.

“I’m just playing, I don’t know where I am,” said James to Espn. “That is what that is. Not playing back to play here. Just playing, point.”

His answer could certainly have been influenced by the exhaustion if he played for 40 minutes in the elimination game and ended with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals to help Los Angeles withdraw from an early 14-point deficit to keep the lead in the fourth quarter.

When looking at James’ future, it should be noted that his son Bronny James is under contract with the Lakers for two more seasons, with a team option for 2027-28.

“I will be excited in the coming years,” said Bronny James after the loss when he was asked as a newcomer about his memories of playing with his father.

The Lakers star Guard Luka Doncic also moved carefully from the postgame podium after changing his back in a collision with Donte Divincenzo -the same Timberwolves player James’ knee.

“It’s not good at all,” said Doncic about his back after he was finished with 28 points, 9 templates and 7 rebounds in 40 minutes. “But I tried to go. So … that’s it.”

Like James, Doncic will make a contract decision this summer. On August 2, the Lakers can offer him a contract extension of four years by $ 229 million.

Doncic said he would need time to check his options.

“I haven’t thought about it yet,” said Doncic. “I focused on basketball. Obviously this is the time to think about everything.”

JJ Redick, coach of Lakers in the first year, said that this summer he would think about a disappointment this summer after the end of his first playoff series.

“There are always opportunities to get better,” said Redick. “And I can get a lot better.”

Both James and Doncic supported the job redick.

“I think he’s a damn good trainer,” said Doncic. “I am really glad that I trained them for a few months. Sometimes it feels like I was a bit in Europe. So I love it. We have a great bond. It was only amazing with him as a coach.”

James added: “I think JJ will continue to grow. I thought he had a hell of a rookie campaign for a rookie trainer. And it is much more to be a rookie trainer. It is difficult to be a rookie trainer in the NBA. And it is a damn more severe to be more difficult.”

But Wednesday, Timberwolves pushed the Lakers from the playoffs and the low season planned far earlier than any other in Los Angeles.

“For me, since my first NBA final in 2007, as soon as I had the opportunity to be part of it and try this feeling, was every season in which I did not make it to the final, or did not win the championship,” said James. “So … It will be a secondary season of disappointment and dissatisfaction.”